Equally problematic, the MDGs implicitly assume that we know how to achieve development targets, and that only resources and political will are missing. But it is doubtful that even well-intentioned policymakers have a good handle on, say, how to raise secondary-school completion rates sustainably or reduce maternal mortality.
同样有问题的是，MDG隐含地假设我们知道如何达到发展小目标，所缺乏的只是资源和政治意愿。但即使是有心的决策者，他是否能处理好（比如）持续提高中学完学率和降低产妇死亡率等问题仍然值得怀疑。