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Commitment to Development Index

The Commitment to Development Index (CDI), published annually by the Center for Global Development, ranks the world’s richest countries on their dedication to policies that benefit the five billion people living in poorer nations. Rich and poor countries are linked in many ways; thus the Index looks beyond standard comparisons of foreign aid flows. It measures "development-friendliness" of 22 of the world's richest countries, all member nations of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee. The CDI assesses national effort in seven policy areas: aid, trade, investment, migration, environment, security, and technology. It is considered to be a numerical targeting indicator for Goal 8 of the Millennium Development Goals. It shows that aid is about more than quantity - quality also matters - and that development policy is about more than aid. The Index penalizes countries that give with one hand, for instance through aid or investment, but take away with the other, through trade barriers or pollution.

The CDI is a flagship initiative of the Center for Global Development (CGD), a non-profit think-tank based in Washington, DC. In 2003 CGD first published the Index in Foreign Policy magazine with the aim to provoke discussion, highlight gaps in current knowledge, and encourage policy reform. The Index was published annually in conjunction with Foreign Policy through 2006, and since published by CGD alone.

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• Commitment to Development Index 2010

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commitment_to_Development_Index

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• By Center for Global Development GFDL or CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons 

Weblinks

• Center for Global Development
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Global_Development

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