British PM Cameron should keep development aid pledge

Jul 21 2011

The Millennium Development Goals program "looked for too quick a fix. Above all, it neglected the problem of fragile societies, putting the cart of poverty reduction, disease eradication and the like before the horse of good governance. And it failed to recognize that adding to the sum of resources in conflict-prone societies can have the effect of increasing internal conflicts rather than reducing them," a Guardian editorial states.

However, with a new "widespread recognition of these faults and of the need for new approaches," British Prime Minister David Cameron "should stick to his guns" with his pledge to increase development aid, even if it is unpopular with voters, the editorial concludes (7/20).