Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 01/2015

2015 and beyond: The governance solution for development

September 2013

Transparency International

Abstract

There are fewer than 1000 days remaining until the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Based on current progress, many will not be achieved. For Transparency International, a critical reason for the lack of success is weak governance and the corruption that follows.