Post 2015: Global Action for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future

contribute to a global framework for development
and four case studies are used to provide evidence
from developing countries. 8 nepal, rwanda,
côte d’Ivoire and peru, though not intended as a
representative sample, were chosen to present a
range of development patterns and experiences with
the mDGs, and very different links with the global
economy, international cooperation and the Eu.
the report is structured in three parts each with
three chapters. a final chapter summarises the
conclusions and recommendations.
Part I looks at the experience of the mDGs to date
from different angles. First, it examines the global
experience of the mDGs and what lessons can be
drawn from their use as an overarching framework
for the reduction of global poverty. It then focuses
on the experience of the mDGs in four developing
countries based on the conclusions of the case
studies conducted in nepal, rwanda, côte d’Ivoire
and peru. their experience is looked at in terms
of external and domestic drivers of or barriers to
change and development. a third chapter explores
the responses of developed countries to the mDGs,
with, as an example, an analysis of the Eu’s role in
supporting their achievement.
Part II considers how the world has changed since
the millennium Declaration was agreed and the
mDGs devised and adopted. a first step is to look
at changes in the political economy of international
cooperation with Southern actors growing in
importance, the part played by developing countries
themselves, and the changing role that traditional
donors are likely to play given recent trends in their
own economies. It also considers changing global
patterns of poverty and the role of research in
improving the global understanding of poverty and
development thinking over the past decade. a third
chapter considers future demographic, economic,
social and environmental trends and the challenges
that a new global framework may therefore need
to address.
Part III focuses on the possible basis for a new
global partnership for development by looking at
three key aspects of global partnership – namely,
flows of money, goods and people – and the
international environment these create in relation
to the ability of developing countries to pursue their
own development priorities. these are considered
in three thematic chapters on development finance,
trade and investment, and labour migration that
examine their existing and potential impact on
poverty reduction respectively, and look at the
international policies that govern them.
the concluding chapter discusses the basis for
a potential new global framework in terms of the
‘beyond mDGs’ and ‘beyond aid’ dimensions.
In other words, what a new post-2015 global
development framework might usefully encompass
in terms of its objectives and instruments. How,
for instance, might the objective be broadened to
more adequately promote inclusive and sustainable
development (ISD) and what other financial and
policy instruments might complement oDa?
the conclusions also seek to bring together ideas
identified throughout the report on what the Eu
might contribute to international cooperation in the
future, especially in a context of continued financial
austerity. In line with its existing commitment
to policy coherence for Development, the Eu’s
contribution is considered not just in relation
to oDa but also in terms of its policies in other
spheres that have an external impact, and in its
contributions to global public goods (GpGs).
8 the case studies were commissioned from national research institutes in each county. a short summary of each of the case studies is provided
at the end of the report and the full case studies are published on the ErD website. rwanda and nepal are lIcs and lDcs, while côte d’Ivoire
is a lmIc. all three are oDa recipients. In contrast, peru is a umIc and receives little oDa (see table 2.2 in chapter 2 for basic comparative
indicators). While the Eu has fairly strong links with the two african countries, these are weaker in nepal and peru. all four countries are
experiencing the growing influence of non-traditional donors such as brazil, china and India.
poSt-2015: Global actIon For an IncluSIvE anD SuStaInablE FuturE
Nepal, Rwanda,
Côte d’Ivoire and
Peru were chosen
to present a range
of development
patterns and
experiences with
the MDGs.
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