The MDGs tend to disregard processes of change and the transformative power of that change. However, it is precisely that transformative power that is at the core of development issues, the primary goal of most development cooperation and the diff…

This is a personal contribution of the author.There has been much praise for the report by the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR): it is accessibly written and offers a sound analysis, a good historical overview, and radica…

Deze bijdrage is op persoonlijke titel.Door velen is het rapport van de Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid geprezen: goede analyse, mooi historisch overzicht, toegankelijk geschreven en in adviezen radicaal. Tegen de achtergrond van e…