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Achieving the millennium development goals in an era of global uncertainty : Asia-Pacific regional report 2009/10
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable development--Asia.
- Sustainable development.
- Sustainable development--Pacific Area.
- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
- Asia--Economic conditions--1945-.
- Asia.
- Pacific Area--Economic conditions.
- Pacific Area.
- Asia--Social conditions--21st century.
- Pacific Area--Social conditions--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (130 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] United Nations Publication 2010
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Asia-Pacific region comprising the bulk of the world's poor, hungry and sick people presented a mixed and uneven picture in its progress toward the Millennium Development Goals' (MDGs) targets at the time of the last assessment. This Report takes stock of the status of achievement of MDGs in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies some of the key challenges. It discusses the possible policy responses that may guide the region in its efforts to meet the challenges. In particular, it emphasizes the role of social protection as well as regional and South-South cooperation for addressing some of the key challenges while strengthening global partnership. The Report is a valuable resource for policy makers, development practitioners, civil society organizations, private sector and media concerned with the achievement of the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of contents
- Abbreviations
- Overview
- New threats to the MDGs
- Fiscal impact of the crisis
- Protecting the MDGs through fiscal stimuli
- Securing the MDGs through stronger social protection
- Opportunities for cooperation
- Chapter I. Tracking the MDGs - trends and prospects
- Decades of progress
- Disparities between countries
- Disparities within countries
- Assessing MDGs progress in light of the global financial crisis
- The impact of the crisis on economic growth and poverty
- Vulnerability to global economic crisis
- Risks to the MDGS
- The effect on women
- Protecting the gains
- Chapter II. Protecting the MDGs through fiscal stimuli
- Current fiscal stimulus packages in major economies
- Estimating the multiplier effect
- Biasing stimulus packages towards the MDGs
- Impact of the fiscal stimulus packages on the MDGs
- Seeking a double dividend
- Chapter III. Securing the MDGs through stronger social protection
- Social protection and the millennium development goals
- Social protection to reduce the impact of crisis and support MDG achievement
- Long-term social protection to strengthen Asia's resilience against future shocks
- Chapter 4. Strength in numbers - opportunities for cooperation
- Boosting domestic demand
- Restructuring intra-regional trade
- Intra-regional investment
- Monetary coordination
- Regional cooperation on food
- Cooperation on labour migration
- Development cooperation for the least developed countries
- A more resilient region
- References
- Annex 1. MDG progress classification
- Annex 2. The number of people trapped in poverty
- Annex 3. Vulnerability index
- Annex 4. Pro-MDG and MDG-neutral multipliers
- Annex 5. Classification of countries.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9789210558532
- 9210558537
- OCLC:
- 1409701937
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