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   David Cameron, beware: the post-2015 aid agenda is an MDG minefield

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 31 October 2012

   'A good agreement on a post-2015 development agenda will be simple (not too many issues), specific (some numbers), and symmetrical (with obligations and commitments for all countries).'

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   Measuring well-being - different approaches, their implications and an illustration

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 October 2012

   Emma Samman

   This Development Progress Project Note examines three methods of measuring progress that allow us to compare the performance of different countries. It argues that the methods we employ to measure progress matter, illustrating the diverse results that are generated in a comparison of performance in East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The note summarises how the findings inform the measurement component of ODI’s Development Progress Project.

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   Post-2015: the road ahead

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 October 2012

   Claire Melamed

   This paper looks first at progress on the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to draw some lessons on how a new agreement should aim to finish the job started in 2000.

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   Global goals, national targets - squaring the MDG circle?

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 29 October 2012

   'If you really want to take on sustainable consumption challenges, or to be relevant to climate change mitigation, or to tackle inequality as a goal, then clearly there is no justifiable reason for excluding developed countries.'

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   Building governance into a post-2015 framework: exploring transparency and accountability as an entry point

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 29 October 2012

   Gina Bergh, Marta Foresti, Alina Rocha Menocal and Leni Wild

   This research report and briefing note discuss the need to increase the focus on governance in a post-2015 agreement.

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   Infrastructure services post-2015

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 29 October 2012

   Andrew Scott and Prachi Seth

   This paper reviews progress towards infrastructure targets under the Millenium Development Goals, trends in access to infrastructure services and key issues for infrastructure in achieving the post-2015 goals.

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   The measurement revolution

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 24 October 2012

   'Progress may appear on the national balance sheet, but it rarely materialises as much- needed cash for cash-strapped pockets. So if we don’t just measure the money, what else should we measure?'

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   The debate on governance and post-2015 kicks off in South Africa

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 23 October 2012

   'Governance is high up on many lists for an MDG-plus future development plan, as an important ingredient left out of the MDGs that should be added to the mix of any new global goals.'

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   Poorest people, poorest education

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 October 2012

   'The message for post-2015 policy makers is clear: beware the simplifying and distorting effects of setting such targets. They may be politically very attractive but will likely exclude significant populations who need a range of services to benefit from education.'

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    Chronic Poverty Advisory Network on World Poverty Day – Oct 17th 2012

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 17 October 2012

    'Chronic poverty is the ‘coming poverty agenda’, post 2015... The ‘how’ needs working out context by context, sector by sector, problem by problem.'

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