Development Ethics Checklist
| 7 Values of Worthwhile | Value Criteria | Scoring |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Being | Enhances access to needs related to subsistence, comfort, facilities, and/or human fulfillment? Supports or maintains the population’s physical and psychological health and autonomy? |  |
| Equality | Recognizes minority rights and the self-determination of populations? Promotes individual capabilities without inflicting upon those of another group within society? Doesn’t further contribute to existing development problems, such as poverty and inequality, that would harm the welfare of the youth and future populations? | |
| Agency and Empowerment | Increases opportunities for members of the affected population to participate in political, economic, and social parts of society? Promotes human-centered development and encourages it through further project processes? Expands available opportunities to make valuable choices, especially those that affect human development and individuals’ idea of development? | |
| Human Rights | Does the identification of five distinct links between human rights and worthwhile development affect the human right to development? These include ethical values, pragmatic consensus, legal guarantees, and a distinct approach to development. | |
| Cultural Freedom | As a matter of development ethics in project proposals, how do multicultural policies, minority rights, and cultural freedom intersect, especially as it pertains to supporting ethno- cultural minorities? | |
| Responsibility | Does the influence of utilitarian, humanitarian, and global distributive justice-based approaches, analyzing moral duties and addressing global injustices, shape development practices? | |
| Sustainability | Is the project or policy designed to increase legitimate freedoms by leveraging economic growth and social development? | |