Isolationist policies spell danger for developing countries

Developing countries can no longer rely on foreign aid, but reform could boost tax revenue, write Tania Masi, Roberto Ricciuti, Antonio Savoia, and Kunal Sen

WITH objectives such as ending poverty in all its forms and delivering quality education to all by 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are highly ambitious — much more ambitious than their predecessor, the Millennium Development Goals. Whether or not the world achieves them will depend crucially on money — particularly public finance.