Marshall Plan with Africa
The Global Marshall Plan is a concept for a balanced world. It consists of five strategically interconnected pillars:
- Rapid achievement of the United Nations’ globally agreed Millennium Development Goals.
- Mobilization of an average of USD 100 billion per year additionally from 2008–2015 for development cooperation.
- Fair mechanisms for raising the required funds. The Global Marshall Plan Initiative supports the targeted 0.7 percent funding level for development cooperation based on national budgets.
- Gradual realization of a worldwide eco-social market economy and overcoming global market fundamentalism through the establishment of a better regulatory framework for the world economy.
- Preconditions for achieving a reasonable regulatory framework include fair and cooperative partnerships at all levels, adequate financial flows, promotion of good governance, combating corruption, and coordinated, grassroots-oriented use of funds to contribute to self-directed development.
The Global Marshall Plan provides a framework for achieving a balanced future. Growing support for this approach in politics, business, and civil society gives hope, but the path ahead remains long and arduous. Success is far from guaranteed.
Key Points for a Marshall Plan with Africa (Draft)
More than ever, our future – and that of our children and grandchildren – is linked to the future of our neighboring continent, Africa. By 2050, Africa’s population will double, creating global challenges that we must already address. These include, for example, the core question of how to create 20 million jobs per year, ensure food security for people in Africa, and establish sustainable energy supply – without further burdening the climate or depleting environmental resources. [Read more and download]
Migration, Sustainability, and a Marshall Plan with Africa
Memorandum for the German Federal Government
The Club of Rome and the Senate of Economy have submitted the memorandum “Migration, Sustainability, and a Marshall Plan with Africa” to the German Federal Government. Many authors contributed to this work. The results are available in both a short and long version. Some contributions were condensed into shorter versions for space reasons in the memorandum. The longer texts are included in a separate material volume. [Read more and download]
