The debate on what comes after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is gearing up. The High-Level Panel (HLP) on post-2015 has gathered for the last time in Bali to discuss opportunities to shape a global consensus on the new development agenda, as well as strategies for implementation.
Questions over whether the glass is half full or half empty seem to be a common backdrop these days in the world of international development. With the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) deadline of 2015 fast approaching, and prospects of very few targets being met, a kind of angst is leaving many to wonder whether there is greater cause for optimism or despair.
On November 25, 2010, Prime Minister David Cameron called for the measurement of wellbeing alongside economic performance. Taking up this call, the UK’s Office of National Statistics has undertaken an in-depth investigation into the subjective wellbeing of the British population, alongside objective measures, as part of its Integrated Household Survey.
