Problem
Unethical practices relating to development
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Irresponsible development policyCorrupt development
Misuse of development funds
Abusive development programmes
Development scandals
Negligent social development consultants
Incompetent development officers
Bribery of development officials
Illegal development activities
Dangerous development projects
Incidence:
In 1998, the World Bank was considering funding the project of an international consortium of oil companies to develop oil-fields in southern Chad; also to build a 600 mile pipeline through Cameroon for export, which would run through the rainforest homelands of the Pygmy minority of traditional hunters and gatherers. World Bank proponents claimed that the project would alleviate poverty because revenue from the oil development can be spent on poverty programmes. Since both Governments have problems with corruption, the local communities expressed little confidence that they will see any of the money from oil development. Critics of the project claim it will enrich transnational companies and an elite ruling class and divert limited development resources away from investments in health, education, environmental protection, and infrastructure that provides clean drinking water and sanitation. A parliamentarian who spoke out against the project was gaoled for three years in Chad.
Broader Problems:
Unethical practices Narrower Problems:
Misuse of resourcesUnwanted mineral surveyIrresponsible policy-makingEconomic bias in developmentIneffectiveness of foreign aidDefective development planningRival claims for conservation landIndiscriminate economic developmentRestrictions imposed on foreign aidInappropriate transfer of technologyExcessively costly prestige projectsInappropriate design of development projectsIgnored social needs of developing countriesShort range planning for long-term developmentInappropriate management of development projectsDenial of right to a people to pursue developmentIrresponsible social designers Reinforcement of inappropriate development by privileged classesMisappropriation of resources for high cost civil engineering projectsReluctance of government to invest in high-risk development initiatives Related Problems:
MaldevelopmentInadequacy of foreign aidDifficulty of implementing development programmes Aggravates:
Abuse of native peoplesSocial underdevelopmentFailure of development programmesUnethical practices in agricultureDestruction inherent in developmentDeterioration of development processLack of participation in developmentUnconstrained exploitation of natural resourcesUncertainty of development programmes due to short-term loans Reduced By:
Restrictive environmental policiesStrategies:
DevelopingProtesting environmentally unsound policies of development banksMobilizing resources for economic developmentMobilizing resources for economic developmentImproving programmesStrengthening role of geosciences in developmentStrengthening role of geosciences in developmentReporting negligent social development consultantsExposing development scandalsCovering-up development scandalsAbolishing unethical practices relating to developmentBribing professionalsBribing development officialsAssessing development projectsImplementing development programmesDeveloping illegally Subject(s):
Action → Action ??Commerce → Finance??
Development → Development ??
Government → Officials??
Information → Expertise??
Innovative change → Change??
Law → Legality??
Policy-making → Policy??
Societal Problems → Corruption??
Societal Problems → Hazards??
Societal Problems → Irresponsibility??
Societal Problems → Maltreatment??
Society → Social??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
14.10.2020 – 16:08 CEST