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The Ownership Chimera Philipp Krause, ODI London, November 13, 2014 “an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts” “an unrealizable dream” Merriam-Webster Dictionary The hubris of “We” • Normative versus positive • How do international agreements translate into domestic government action? • Did the MGDs work? What lessons are to be drawn for post2015? • What do different kinds agreements mean for the sovereignty of governments? • What does the nature of government action imply for the realism of the SDG agenda? Government by majority, not consensus Voters winning agenda Guns Butter “Country” policy agendas vary, too Countries International agreement Infrastructure Welfare Mechanisms of translation • Attribution of international agreements: fungibility of funds? Shifts in policy? • The record of international development strategies affecting government spending and policy implementation is poor (e.g. PRSPs) • If a finance ministry looks at [international strategy+targets+money], what does it see? • International development agenda = domestically, just another interest group? The nature of international agreements Type Example Regulatory • Domestic interactions and ownership dynamics Peace Agreement Very limited between two sovereign focus of the agreement is on the international states/ actions of two or more states. Montreal Protocol Limited (Ozone depletion) Changes to regulatory framework affect the distribution of resources, there are often clear winners and losers to such policy changes. Ergo there are usually clear opponents who do not “own” the regulatory changes. Expenditure • MDGS Substantial Given distribution of fiscal priorities is a reflection of political power relations between groups in society. Actual state spending is amongst the (if not THE) most tangible and real expression of political will. Institutional • Holy Alliance (18151825) Comecon (1949-1991) “New Deal” for fragile states EU Fundamental Agreements of this kind are not just asking states to do certain things, they ask them to change their nature. International • conduct • • • What is to be done? 1. Scrap the SDG-agenda altogether 2. Establish a world state 3. SDGs as goals, not targets – aid as incentive to buy into international development agenda, without a claim on domestic revenues and subject to domestic priorities Thanks! Questions, comments? Get in touch: [email protected]
