Liberal (Social Democratic) Perspective on Development 03c Adapted from Kirby, Haralambos and Moore 2015 WJEC / CBAC

Liberal (Social Democratic) Perspective on Development

Liberal (Social Democratic) Perspective

on Development

03c Adapted from Kirby, Haralambos and Moore

© 2015 – WJEC / CBAC


Liberal and Social Democratic perspective

1. The gap between rich and poor countries is morally wrong because of suffering in the third world.

2. It is politically dangerous because poverty may cause these countries to turn to extreme ideologies as a solution to their poverty.



Reform as a solution to poverty in developing world

• Social reform improved the condition of the working class in advanced industrial society; so too could adjustments in world trade, finance and aid help poor nations of the world out of poverty.



The Brandt Reports

• ‘North – South: A Program for survival’ (1980)• Common Crisis: Co-operation for World Recovery (1983)

Both were supported by Third World nationseven though the recommendations were notideal; but they were the best on offer andworth uniting around.



The mutual interests of the rich North and the poor South

• The north needs raw materials and the south needs manufactured goods.

• A fairer price for third world products would help poor countries trade more equally with richer ones.

• Protectionism was considered harmful as it would damage world trade.



Brandt Reports’ recommendations• Finance agricultural research and development in the south to end mass hunger and

malnutrition.

• Avoid waste of global resources and environmental damage.

• End the arms race and armaments production and change production to peaceful purposes.

• Peace-keeping role of the United Nations to be increased.

• Reform the IMF and World Bank to give more and easier credit terms to developing nations.

• Aid giving countries to double their contributions by 1985.



Impact of Brand Reports• Britain under Mrs Thatcher actually reduced official aid

and Neo Liberal/New Right policies dominated the 1980’s/1990’s.

• Report by Socialist International Committee on Economic Policy 1985 (Michael Manley) was critical of US foreign and economic policy toward debt crisis and suggested other countries should proceed without US.

• Manley’s report said “without disarmament there can be no genuine development’.



• To find out more about the Brandt report click on the website below

http://www.brandt21forum.info/Report_Armaments.htm


Documents

Liberal (Social Democratic) Perspective on Development 03c Adapted from Kirby, Haralambos and Moore 2015 WJEC / CBAC