Assistance to other countries in the form of grants, loans, food and advice. The design and implementation of donor programs is as important as the amount of aid given. Effective aid provides tools for individuals to help themselves and leads to improved government, health, education and security.
The selling and buying of products from other countries. When rich countries impose self-serving trade policies, such as barriers and subsidies, this potential boon for global development can have a destructive impact on the fragile economies of poor countries.
Direct capital expenditure into business enterprises or into securities traded on the open exchanges of a foreign country. Investment can be a major stimulus of development in poor countries, yet it must be carefully managed to prevent corruption and limit risks to the investor.
The movement of people, temporarily or permanently, from their birth country to another country to live and/or work. Migrant workers supply rich countries with an important pool of skilled and unskilled labor. Many then many send wages home, supplying their families in developing countries with an important source of additional income.
The ecological conditions that surround people and affect the way they live. Rich nations use more natural resources and contribute more to an unhealthy environment and to climate change. Climate change strikes poor countries the hardest (e.g, consider the devastating impact of the tsunami on Asian countries), as they are less able to withstand the destabilizing effects of ecological deterioration.
A country’s ability to establish and maintain the safety of its citizens from internal and external hostile acts or influences. In today’s interconnected world, when poverty and lack of economic opportunity persist in a country with marginal security, even the world’s richest countries can become vulnerable.
The flow of research, development and innovations. Through the responsible transfer of technology between nations, rich countries can facilitate production, encourage development and provide developing countries with valuable education and employment opportunities.
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