Powerhungry Chipmunks
03-08-2005, 02:52
I have submitted "The Microcredit Bazaar" under the category Free Trade: Mild. I figured I would present my reasons for doing so on the off chance that a moderator might not understand why it's under free trade and not social justice or human rights. I really should have done this before I'd posted, but I idiotically didn't think of that until now. I'm looking for an official mod OK for this line of category placement. Please :)?
I argue in the proposal that microcredit is a form of trade, a financial transaction rather than a donation, which I feel qualifies my proposal in the Social Justice/Free Trade dynamic. My proposal also increases trade by lifting the barrier of inaccessibility to microcredit and ignorance of microcredit--essentially education citizens about the loans, and providing ways for them to become involved in them.
That, I feel, makes it fit as a resolution that reduces barriers (ignorance and inaccessibility) to commerce (the financial transaction of a micro-loan).
For reference, here's a copy of my proposal:
The Microcredit Bazaar
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Powerhungry Chipmunks
Description: The United Nations,
REAFFIRMING the United Nations’ stance against poverty and suffering,
TAKING NOTE, via the impoverished throughout the world, of the cyclical nature of poverty across generations, and of the detrimental effect of poverty among a people to the surrounding peoples, nations, etc.,
OBSERVING previous success of so called “microcredit” at enhancing the lives of people or peoples currently trapped by deprivation, as well as the society surrounding them and future generations among them,
DETERMINING that citizens in UN nations, who have the ability to participate in “microcredit” but do not, might trade more regularly and freely via “microcredit” (which the UN believes to have greater effect than many forms of humanitarian aid) if they had information regarding “microcredit” and assurance of its financial security and honesty,
DETERMINING FURTHER that the distribution of such information would help free the trade of microcredit and make it more economically feasible for microcredit transactions to occur:
1.DEFINES “microcredit” as a financial transaction, or the trade of loans for relatively small sums of money for the purpose of sustaining life and employment, the repayment of which is supported by local communities alongside the individual(s) who received the loan;
2.ESTABLISHES “The Microcredit Bazaar”, which will set up chapters in all interested member nations for the purpose of educating citizens in said member nations on microcredit and of securing, presenting, and overseeing reputable organizations by which those citizens can trade microcredit with the impoverished;
3.CHARGES “The Microcredit Bazaar” with verifying reputable microcredit organizations, managing queries for a 'Bazaar' chapter, ensuring just and honest distribution of loaned money, ensuring repayment of loans, ensuring the reimbursement of unpaid loans, facilitating educational literature concerning microcredit to member nations, as well as the distribution of that literature as arranged with individual national governments;
4.EMPOWERS “The Microcredit Bazaar” with the authority to negotiate with national governments the location, length of stay, and extensiveness in presentation of 'Bazaar' chapters within member nations;
5.ENCOURAGES UN citizens everywhere to invest in the impoverished through microcredit, and, specifically, to attend local 'Bazaar' chapters;
6.EXPRESSES its utmost gratitude to any who contribute to the abolition of poverty, be it through microcredit, at one of “The Microcredit Bazaar” chapters, or otherwise.
Approvals: 29
Voting Ends: Fri Aug 5 2005
I argue in the proposal that microcredit is a form of trade, a financial transaction rather than a donation, which I feel qualifies my proposal in the Social Justice/Free Trade dynamic. My proposal also increases trade by lifting the barrier of inaccessibility to microcredit and ignorance of microcredit--essentially education citizens about the loans, and providing ways for them to become involved in them.
That, I feel, makes it fit as a resolution that reduces barriers (ignorance and inaccessibility) to commerce (the financial transaction of a micro-loan).
For reference, here's a copy of my proposal:
The Microcredit Bazaar
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Powerhungry Chipmunks
Description: The United Nations,
REAFFIRMING the United Nations’ stance against poverty and suffering,
TAKING NOTE, via the impoverished throughout the world, of the cyclical nature of poverty across generations, and of the detrimental effect of poverty among a people to the surrounding peoples, nations, etc.,
OBSERVING previous success of so called “microcredit” at enhancing the lives of people or peoples currently trapped by deprivation, as well as the society surrounding them and future generations among them,
DETERMINING that citizens in UN nations, who have the ability to participate in “microcredit” but do not, might trade more regularly and freely via “microcredit” (which the UN believes to have greater effect than many forms of humanitarian aid) if they had information regarding “microcredit” and assurance of its financial security and honesty,
DETERMINING FURTHER that the distribution of such information would help free the trade of microcredit and make it more economically feasible for microcredit transactions to occur:
1.DEFINES “microcredit” as a financial transaction, or the trade of loans for relatively small sums of money for the purpose of sustaining life and employment, the repayment of which is supported by local communities alongside the individual(s) who received the loan;
2.ESTABLISHES “The Microcredit Bazaar”, which will set up chapters in all interested member nations for the purpose of educating citizens in said member nations on microcredit and of securing, presenting, and overseeing reputable organizations by which those citizens can trade microcredit with the impoverished;
3.CHARGES “The Microcredit Bazaar” with verifying reputable microcredit organizations, managing queries for a 'Bazaar' chapter, ensuring just and honest distribution of loaned money, ensuring repayment of loans, ensuring the reimbursement of unpaid loans, facilitating educational literature concerning microcredit to member nations, as well as the distribution of that literature as arranged with individual national governments;
4.EMPOWERS “The Microcredit Bazaar” with the authority to negotiate with national governments the location, length of stay, and extensiveness in presentation of 'Bazaar' chapters within member nations;
5.ENCOURAGES UN citizens everywhere to invest in the impoverished through microcredit, and, specifically, to attend local 'Bazaar' chapters;
6.EXPRESSES its utmost gratitude to any who contribute to the abolition of poverty, be it through microcredit, at one of “The Microcredit Bazaar” chapters, or otherwise.
Approvals: 29
Voting Ends: Fri Aug 5 2005