In the final section, the chapter recommends economic policy pathways for the future. In the 2011 Global Monitoring Report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, it is noted that, while countries that had higher per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 1990 were more likely to have better performance in MDG indicators, an even better predictor is the rate of per capita GDP growth. “ Countries that have reached or are on track to reach the targets show, on average, the fastest per capita GDP growth over 1990-2009” (World Bank, 2011a, p. 4). Economic growth is generally found to be supportive of progress towards achieving the MDGs.