When judged by accepted measures like the Gini coefficient, income inequality in the U.S. So while the gigantic size of the American economy counts in its scoring, so too does unequal access to the wealth it produces. “The Office of Sustainable Development’s rankings differ from more traditional development measures in that they are more focused on the experiences of ordinary people, including their ability to enjoy clean air and water, than the creation of wealth. “The United States may regard itself as a “ leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list.” currently ranks 21st on the United Nations Development Program’s index, which measures fewer factors than the sustainable development index. Kathleen Frydl, Sachs Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, writes in the article (US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality): Its metrics take into account countries’ electoral process and pluralism, the functioning of government, political participation, democratic political culture and civil liberties. The Economist classified it as a “flawed democracy” earlier this year in its evaluation of the “state of democracy” worldwide. The UN is not the only entity to flag the U.S. The UN ranked its performance on two of those three as improved, with only the inequality metric showing negative, and focused instead on a supposed decline in “responsible consumption and production.” on the wrong side of several of the Goals, including “good health and well-being,” “no poverty,” and “reduced inequalities.” Surging economic equality and a two-year sustained drop in life expectancy would appear to put the U.S. decline in her piece for The Conversation on Friday, arguing the former has “cheated many Americans out of the healthcare, education, economic security and environment they deserve” while the latter “keeps the country from candid appraisals and course correction” amid a rise in ill-defined “threats to democracy.” Historian Kathleen Frydl blamed racism and “American exceptionalism” for the apparent U.S. The first non-European country to make the list is Japan, which narrowly made the top 20 at 19. Scandinavian countries lead the UN’s rankings for 2022, with Finland at number one and Denmark, Sweden and Norway rounding out the top four. They include concrete achievements like “clean water and sanitation” and “zero hunger” alongside less defined aims like “quality education” and “responsible consumption and production.” These are described on the UN’s website as critical to implementing the organization’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – something all member nations have agreed to do. The ratings are based on a country’s progress in fulfilling the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, 17 metrics meant to epitomize societal progress. last year ranked 32nd out of 193 UN member states has dropped 11 places in a single year and now trails even Ukraine and Cuba on the list, coming in just head of Bulgaria. is falling behind its developed-nation peers in checking the boxes of progress, according to a recent report from the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development. Share on WhatsApp Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Telegram Share on Reddit Share on Email
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