This discussion paper has been prepared for the Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives. It is part of a series of papers addressing key issues related to the Post-2015 Agenda.

The Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives was established in November 2010 by Social Watch, Third World Network, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Global Policy Forum, terre des hommes and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. It provides an informal space for in-depth discussions for civil society activists and scholars from all parts of the world to explore conventional and alternative models of development and well-being.

The following members of the Reflection Group contributed to this paper:

• Barbara Adams (Global Policy Forum),
• Chee Yoke Ling (Third World Network),
• Danuta Sacher (terre des hommes),
• Gita Sen (DAWN),
• Nicole Bidegain (DAWN),
• Ziad Abdel Samad (Arab NGO Network for Development),
• Henning Melber (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation),
• Hubert Schillinger (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung), Roberto Bissio (Social Watch),
• Jens Martens (Global Policy Forum), and
• Wolfgang Obenland (Global Policy Forum).