Articles in this issue of the Development Policy Review explore a wide range of topics, including the impact of civil society on development; the affordability of social protection, the viability of agriculture as a poverty-reduction strategy; trade in sub-Saharan Africa; the role of civic-driven change in development; and the link between olive oil policies and poverty alleviation in the Middle East and North Africa.

The key objective of this paper is to stimulate a debate on potential employment indicators for a post-2015 framework. As the discussions around a post-2015 agenda intensify, we offer concrete and innovative proposals to improve the monitoring of employment outcomes in a future development framework.