[extropy-chat] darfur

[Hughes, James J.]

> The US is frequently accused of not doing 
> enough to help, but if that is true what does it  
> say about so many other large economies that do far less?  

Bulldada. The US ranks well below most European countries in the
generosity of its aid measured as a percent of GDP or government
expenditures, and also scores poorly when all measures are accounted for
including trade, migration and security assistance:

http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_active/cdi

http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_active/cdi/_components/aid


http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2005/pdf/HDR05_chapter_3.pdf

Overseas Development Aid and Military Expenditures as a Share of
government spending, 2003 (%)

Country      ODA     Military expenditures

Norway	4.1	8.9
Luxembourg	3.9	4.8
Switzerland	3.5	8.5
Netherlands	3.2	6.5
Denmark	3.1	5.7
Sweden	2.8	6.4
Belgium	2.7	5.7
Ireland	2.1	4.6
France	1.7	10.7
UK		1.6	13.3
Finland	1.6	5.4
Greece	1.4	26.5
Australia	1.4	10.7
Germany	1.4	7.3
Spain		1.3	6.7
Canada	1.2	6.3
New Zealand	1.2	6.3
Japan		1.2	5.7
Austria	1.1	4.3
USA		1.0	25.0
Portugal	1.0	10.0
Italy		0.9	9.8

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