is that he was the political "mastermind" behind Bernie's trip to the Vatican! 
That said, he has been an economic adviser to several foreign governments and to the UN and related organizations, particularly wrt sustainable development and very involved with the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
His actual experience, however, has been as an academic. I do not believe that he has ever been "on the ground" in any meaningful capacity. He is, however, a proponent of the "Big Idea," a very idealistic view of how poverty can be overcome with few of the practical aspects that must be involved.
Here is an article from someone who has actually been "on the ground" that makes some good points: https://newrepublic.com/article/120178/problem-international-development-and-plan-fix-it
Mainly this:
What I want to talk shit on is the paradigm of the Big Idea—that once we identify the correct one, we can simply unfurl it on the entire developing world like a picnic blanket.
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