Thanks for sharing this! I appreciate seeing perspectives on cause prioritization from people who know the global development space well, even if the models/principles they use to set priorities differ from those most commonly used in EA. (See also the Copenhagen Consensus.)
Are you aware of any detailed responses from individual experts on how they actually chose their priority rankings?
Yes; although they don’t seem to have published the entire dataset of responses, they published a few here:
“The most important criterion in determining the order of the SDGs should be how to expand the capability set of the least advantaged members of society”
“Extent to which a target focuses on a system and not individual people”
“Looked at specific macro issues that would benefit people who could then play a more effective role in society, thus helping with the other goals”
“Start with the most basic human needs (food, water), then education and then the natural environment, where government has a strong role to play (including to address negative externalities)”
Thanks for sharing this! I appreciate seeing perspectives on cause prioritization from people who know the global development space well, even if the models/principles they use to set priorities differ from those most commonly used in EA. (See also the Copenhagen Consensus.)
Are you aware of any detailed responses from individual experts on how they actually chose their priority rankings?
Thank you!
Yes; although they don’t seem to have published the entire dataset of responses, they published a few here:
“The most important criterion in determining the order of the SDGs should be how to expand the capability set of the least advantaged members of society”
“Extent to which a target focuses on a system and not individual people”
“Looked at specific macro issues that would benefit people who could then play a more effective role in society, thus helping with the other goals”
“Start with the most basic human needs (food, water), then education and then the natural environment, where government has a strong role to play (including to address negative externalities)”