The Sustainable Development Goals
Lessons from the past, prospects for the future - with David Hulme and Meera Tiwari
For the past 15 years, the Millennium Development Goals have shaped the International Development agenda. As they lapse at the end of this year, new goals (often called the Sustainable Development Goals) will be decided upon in September. These goals will again shape how the world will develop over the coming 15 years. The choice of these goals is therefore of great importance.
But what should the goals be? Should they include everything from increasing biodiversity to improving health and battling corruption? How should they be measured? Who should decide what they are? And how do we make sure they are met? The Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism and Giving What We Can: Cambridge have invited two world-leading experts, Meera Tiwari and David Hulme, to discuss the issues.
Meera Tiwari is Head of Global Studies and Reader in International Development at University of East London. She has conducted extensive research in rural India, exploring for example how globalisation can be made to work for the most vulnerable communities. Additionally, she has long been involved with the Post-2015 Agenda discussion, co-authoring After 2015: International Development Policy at a Crossroads in 2009.
David Hulme is Professor of Development Studies at The University of Manchester where he is Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute. His research interests range from the micro- to the macro scale, with a particular focus on governance issues. He is co-author of The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond: Global Development After 2015 and Just Give Money to the Poor."
But what should the goals be? Should they include everything from increasing biodiversity to improving health and battling corruption? How should they be measured? Who should decide what they are? And how do we make sure they are met? The Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism and Giving What We Can: Cambridge have invited two world-leading experts, Meera Tiwari and David Hulme, to discuss the issues.
Meera Tiwari is Head of Global Studies and Reader in International Development at University of East London. She has conducted extensive research in rural India, exploring for example how globalisation can be made to work for the most vulnerable communities. Additionally, she has long been involved with the Post-2015 Agenda discussion, co-authoring After 2015: International Development Policy at a Crossroads in 2009.
David Hulme is Professor of Development Studies at The University of Manchester where he is Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute. His research interests range from the micro- to the macro scale, with a particular focus on governance issues. He is co-author of The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond: Global Development After 2015 and Just Give Money to the Poor."