news.bbc.co.uk — The Netherlands is the rich nation which does the most to improve lives in developing countries, a Center for Global Development (CGD) report says. Meanwhile, despite the US giving the largest amount of aid that donation was the smallest in relation to the size of its economy.
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seafoodmamaAug 13, 2006
I agree and find it odd that "doing" things for poor countries is measured only by how much money is spent. I would argue a better gage is how many people go and spend time as a missionary or aid worker or volunteer medical worker etc. How much money was spent on corrupt things like "Oil for Food" or was spent on inefficient that may have done little more than create a bureaucracy.
nocountriesAug 14, 2006
Ha ha ha! I just came on here to see if this was going to be the same as when someone said something nice about Norway. And it is! Loads of Americans in full disgusted mode going completely "off-topic". How on earth did we get onto Doctors in Canada! Ha ha ha!!!
themacxAug 14, 2006
byDijk: Ga eerst eens Engels leren vriend, het mijne is niet best maar dat van jouw slaat verdomme alles!
Closed AccountAug 14, 2006
Yes, it is so wonderful when a government takes money from it's citizens (by force) and redistributes it to others. Do they not think the Dutch people are generous, and they have to use force to help others? This article is so full of holes, it's pathetic. Saying the United States gives little, as a country, compared to it's economy, is inaccurate. They are measuring how much each government redistributes around the world, not how much individual citizens do. Shouldn't charity be supported by individuals voluntarily?