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.