Did the Millennium Development Goals work? : meeting future challenges with past lessons / edited by Hany Besada, Leah McMillan Polonenko and Manmohan Agarwal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Besada, Hany, editor.

Agarwal, Manmohan, editor.

Polonenko, Leah McMillan, 1982- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Millennium Development Goals.

Sustainable development.

Genre:

Book

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 481 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

Leading scholars and practitioners from a range of backgrounds and regions use area-specific case studies to critically assess the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) project and its impact.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of figures, tables and boxes

List of abbreviations

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction: meeting future challenges with past lessons

Global challenges

Antipoverty transfers and zero extreme poverty targets

Fragile and conflict-affected situations and the post-2015 development agenda

The impact of the global financial crisis on Millennium Development Goal attainment in Africa

Resource geographies in urban spaces: insights from developing countries in the post-2015 era

Minority groups

The Millennium Development Goals, disability rights and special needs education in Ethiopia: a case study of the Oromiya region

Facing the global challenge of youth employment

Women’s role in economic development: overcoming the constraints

Marginalised minorities in conflict: women and Millennium Development Goals

Micro challenges

Ideas from early childhood development approaches to contribute to Millennium Development Goals’ achievements in Latin America

Exploring the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) as a micro-Millennium Development Goals’ framework in Nigeria

Developmental crises affecting the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal achievements in Bangladesh: a critical perspective

Between progress, stasis and reversals: an analysis of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria

North Africa and Middle East: economic performance and social progress

Looking forward

United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs) and the Arab Spring: shedding light on the preludes?

Food security, inclusive growth, sustainability and the sustainable development agenda

Outlook for global development finance: excess or shortage?

Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Title from resource description page (viewed November 22, 2024).

ISBN:

1-4473-3572-4

1-4473-3574-0

1-4473-3571-6

1-4473-3570-8

OCLC:

1005608023