What have we done wrong? The responsibilities of the rich

Dow, Geoff and Higgins, Winton (2003-09) What have we done wrong? The responsibilities of the rich. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 49 3: 380-397.

Document type:	Journal Article
Collections:	Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) - Collection School of Political Science and International Studies Publications

Author(s)	Dow, Geoff Higgins, Winton
Title	What have we done wrong? The responsibilities of the rich
Journal name	Australian Journal of Politics and History
Publication date	2003-09
Sub-type	Article
Volume number	49
Issue number	3
ISSN	0049522; 1467-8497
Start page	380
End page	397
Total pages	18
Editor(s)	Ian Ward Andrew Bonnell
Place of publication	Richmond, Vic., Australia
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell Asia
Collection year	2003
Language	eng
Subject	C1 2103 Historical Studies
Abstract	This paper surveys hostile reactions to claims that the I I September attacks were understandable in terms of the actions of the west towards poor parts of the world and the rich countries' own public commitments to democracy and affluence at home. The paper argues that domestic resentment is likely to continue to foment because concerted institution-building commensurate with the rich countries' material capacities has been neglected. Much responsibility for the global discontent can be attributed to policies advocated by the west and imposed on both rich and poor countries alike by policy-elites within the rich countries. Intellectuals have a role in re-activating the sorts of high-minded state-building and policy-making capacities that preoccupied them in the immediate post-1945 period.
Keyword(s)	History Political Science