Development-led Globalization Requires De-colonizing the MDGs
Manuel Montes –
De-Colonizing the MDGs is necessary if the agreed post-2015 global goals are to be truly developmental. In the framework of development-led globalization, Africa is not just a continent whose extreme poverty the international community must focus on but a diverse set of countries, each with their own human and natural resources, which can be deployed toward their own development. This diversity creates enormous space for regional cooperation in pursuit of overcoming dependence on commodity exports – whose earnings are highly unstable – and establish domestic industries to provide productive jobs.
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