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Beyond Aid: Europe's Potential to Address Poverty Causes

Europe can do more than aid in addressing global poverty by removing trade barriers, encouraging investment, fostering security, and more. Despite efforts, there is room for improvement to tackle poverty causes effectively.

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Beyond Aid: Europe's Potential to Address Poverty Causes

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  1. Beyond aid policies in Europe Owen Barder

  2. Rich countries can do more than aid

  3. Removing trade barriers gives poor countries access to markets and jobs

  4. Encouraging investment and fighting international bribery

  5. Allowing migrants to seek higher-paying jobs and send remittances

  6. Protecting the environment and the global commons

  7. Fostering security and protecting international sea-lanes

  8. Disseminating technology prompts innovation in developing countries

  9. Beyond aid policies in Europe Owen Barder, Center for Global Development in Europe

  10. Development is about more than aid TRADE Lifting barriers to goods from poor countries TECHNOLOGY Incentivising R&D Limiting intellectual property rights INVESTMENT Fighting international bribery Political risk insurance SECURITY Peace-keeping Protecting sea lanes MIGRATION Foreign students Aid to regugees ENVIRONMENT GHG emissions Preservation of biodiversity

  11. Europe is not as good as expected

  12. Europe tackles the symptoms of poverty

  13. Europe tackles the symptoms of poverty

  14. Europe tackles the symptoms of poverty

  15. but could do better to address its causes

  16. The top scorers are small countries… while the more populous countries do relatively poorly. average score

  17. There is room for improvement

  18. Thank you cgdev.org/europe @OwenBarder

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