Those who help should do so as co-workers and not as lordly superiors. It is clear that the needed economic assistance cannot be given to developing nations unless many business practices are changed. Whatever help is given should be given for the sake of bettering the life of the developing nations and not for some selfish national or commercial interest. They should not rely wholly on outside help. In many instances economic and social structures need to be changed so that they do not interfere with the spiritual nature and development of the men and women affected by them.
International cooperation is very necessary in matters that concern population growth.
There is need to collaborate in preparing and distributing to the human community whatever is needed for the livelihood and proper training of the people. Within moral limits, governments have rights and duties with regard to population problems in their own nations, for instance, in the matter of social legislation, migration to the cities and the like. 87b. The Council exhorts all to beware against proposed solutions regarding population growth, which contradict the moral law. Such solutions are often widely promoted and even imposed. In view of the inalienable right to marry and have children, the question of how many children belongs to the honest judgment of parents, not to anyone else.