The Trouble with the MDGS: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success

By Michael A. Clemens, Charles Kenny, Todd J. Moss. 2007

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Global Goals as a Policy Tool: Intended and Unintended Consequences (2014, background): “In the 15 years previous to the MDG implementation, 1985–2000, only five countries in the entire world averaged gross domestic product growth that high (Clemens, Kenny, and Moss 2007, 739).”
Improving Governance for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals: Scenario Forecasting the Next 50 years (2015, background): “…criticized for setting up unreasonable expectations, lacking governance goals, ignoring the role of human rights (especially civil and political rights), and being identical across countries despite vastly different starting points (Clemens, Kenny, and Moss, 2007; Easterly, 2009; Nelson, 2007).”
Misfinancing global health: a case for transparency in disbursements and decision making. (2008, unknown): “Why are the technicalities of the DALY debated, while the MDGs are taken for granted ( Clemens, Kenny and Moss, 2007 )? In place of empirical political analysis of influence on priorities and health strategies in these institutions, public discussion has been informed by commentaries and editorials ”
Investment Needs to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Understanding the Billions and Trillions (2015, background): “21 Second, needs assessments focus on the resources necessary to achieve the SDGs, but money alone will of course not be sufficient to achieve ambitious long-term targets (Clemens et al. 2007).”
Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest in Developing Countries: Reflections on a Quiet Revolution (2009, background): “9 For critiques, see Clemens et al. (2004) and Saith (2006). 10 See Barrientos & Hulme (2008) for more details.”
Trade openness, foreign aid and economic growth in post-liberalisation Ghana: An application of ARDL bounds test (2011, unknown): “For instance, Clemens et al. (2004) argues that, foreign aid does not have robust long run effect on growth, although in the short-run some types of aid may be growth enhancing.”