Targeting development : critical perspectives on the millennium development goals / edited by Richard Black and Howard White.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Black, Richard, 1964 August 10-

White, Howard, 1960-

Series:

Routledge studies in development economics ; 36.

Routledge studies in development economics ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Poor--Developing countries.

Poor.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 360 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book. Is development achievable in the time frames given? How useful were the goals in the first place? How far have we come in solving the aching problems of the developing world? These questions and more and asked and answered. This impressive collection featuring an array of respected contributors and a preface from Mark Malloch Brown of the UNDP, will be required reading among development economists and those interested in development studies more generally. Perhaps more importantly, the lessons learned from this book shall need to be understood and acted upon by policy makers at both national and international levels.

Contents:

chapter 1 Millennium Development Goals: a drop in the ocean? / HOWARD WHITE

chapter 2 Heaven or hubris: re?ections on the new New Poverty Agenda / SIMON MAXWELL

chapter 3 Using development goals and targets for donor agency performance measurement 1 / HOWARD WHITE

chapter 4 Using development goals to design country strategies 1 / HOWARD WHITE

chapter 5 Monitoring progress towards the Millennium Development Goals at country level 1 / DAVID BOOTH

chapter 6 Are the Millennium Development Goals feasible? 1 / JAN VANDEMOORTELE

chapter 7 Halving world poverty 1 / MICHAEL LIPTON WITH HUGH WADDINGTON

chapter 8 Towards universal primary education 1 / CHRISTOPHER COLCLOUGH

chapter 9 Promoting gender equality / RAMYA SUBRAHMANIAN

chapter 10 Reducing infant and child death / HOWARD WHITE

chapter 11 Towards reproductive health for all? / HILARY STANDING

chapter 12 The global challenge of HIV/AIDS / RONALD SKELDON

chapter 13 Clean water for all / RICHARD JOLLY

chapter 14 Achieving sustainability in Africa / JAMES FAIRHEAD

chapter 15 Building a global partnership for development? / PETER CLARKE

chapter 16 Aid, trade and debt: how equal is the global partnership? / KEVIN WATKINS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-41079-4

1-134-41080-8

0-429-23096-6

0-203-40323-1

0-415-39465-1

1-280-04565-5

9780429230967

OCLC:

475909455