The SDGs could incorporate these documents in their policy guidelines, or adopt their own version.
So central banks embraced measures that didn't even exist in their policy toolkit a decade ago.
Civil servants may sometimes lack expert knowledge in their policy field because of regular staff reshuffles.
"I don't think it will make a bit of difference in their policy".
We worry that the change in their policy may result in movement backwards".
"I guess this is a big change in their policy standing, given the populist position of the government.
"But through this and through, hopefully, a change in their policy, we can make something good come out of it".
At the same time, the World Bank and IMF have become more eclectic in their policy positions.
Russian officials said there had been no change in their policy, and that the West was once again distorting their position maliciously.
This is significant because a recent report by political science researchers showed that the wealthy differ significantly from ordinary Americans in their policy preferences.
As Mr. Bass correctly observes, both De Gaulle and President Obama have been motivated primarily by strategic considerations in their policy shifts toward Israel.
