The sustainable development goals, which will replace the U.N. Millennium Development Goals that expire this year, are gaining momentum. Post-2015 events are filling out the global development calendar, countries are lining up behind the agenda items they want to see included, and advocacy campaigns are in full swing.
Amid all the mounting energy, Devex decided it was time to touch base with a skeptic for a reality check on what the SDG process can truly be expected to achieve this year. So we reached out to Bill Easterly, eminent economist and noted critic of large-scale aid plans.
Easterly, for his part, did not disappoint.
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About the authors
Claire Luke
Claire is a journalist passionate about all things development, with a particular interest in labor, having worked previously for the Indonesia-based International Labor Organization. She has experience reporting in Cambodia, Nicaragua and Burma, and is happy to be immersed in the action of D.C. Claire is a master's candidate in development economics at the George Washington Elliott School of International Affairs and received her bachelor's degree in political philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross.
Michael Igoe@AlterIgoe
Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.
