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A Proposal for a New Universal Development Commitment
Author(s) -
Sumner Andy,
Gulrajani Nilima,
Wickstead Myles,
Glennie Jonathan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1758-5899
pISSN - 1758-5880
DOI - 10.1111/1758-5899.12844
Subject(s) - poverty , democracy , corporate governance , democratic governance , set (abstract data type) , meaning (existential) , developing country , political science , global governance , economics , law and economics , economic growth , development economics , public administration , law , management , computer science , psychology , politics , programming language , psychotherapist
Most developed countries have accepted, in principle at least, the 50‐year‐old commitment of contributing 0.7 per cent of gross national income to supporting the development of developing countries. But what if all countries made a universal development commitment, meaning a scaled contribution? We propose a new universal and scaled financial commitment to development, informed by but not necessarily identical to official development assistance. This paper: (1) sets out how a new era is emerging of higher global ambitions – for example, to end poverty; (2) proposes a new way to raise and govern international public funds; and (3) discusses the possible size and use of contributions, and the evolution in global governance and democracy that a new deal would entail. We conclude with a set of questions that the proposal raises.