Evolving international strategy for the Second Development Decade

The partnership in development, between the rich and poor countries, is between unequals. However, the objectives of development for rich and poor countries alike should be the same: to assure the basic minimum for every citizen. The conspicuous failure of many developing countries to provide such a minimum for a large section of their citizens has troubled the collective conscience of the international community. In the provision of the basic minimum through the transfer of income from the rich to the poor at the national level there is no quid pro quo involved. What is needed in greater measure than before is the application of the same principle at the international level, since global economic security is indivisible. The case for such international transfer of income will be strengthened to the extent that developing countries themselves pursue policies of redistribution of income in favour of the poorer sections of their populations.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Reduced Inequalities