But if we are to succeed. if we are to retain our competitiveness into the 21st century. there must be a renewed commitment to education in this country. Several international institutions recognized the increasing importance of education just a few weeks ago at the United Nations summit on social development when they urged developing nations to invest in education rather than on defense. In fact. for the first time in history. over 130 world leaders also agreed to a nonbinding goal known as the 2020 proposal which recognizes that economic and social problems have global consequences by creating immigration problems. epidemics. markets too poor to buy exports. and economies too risky for investors. This proposal encourages all donor nations and international institutions to earmark 20 percent of their foreign aid for basic social needs including education and health care. It also encourages developing nations to allocate 20 percent of their expenditures to the same underfinanced sectors.
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