Poverty and the world order : the mirage of SDG 1 / Robert Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Robert, 1949- author.

Series:

Sustainability project (London, England)

Sustainability matters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable Development Goals (Project).

Poverty--Prevention.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

Robert Walker provides a critical examination of the promise and reality of SDG1, the United Nations' Social Development Goal designed, among other things, to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. The author's message is stark: there is little chance of success. Although the need for a collective and coordinated response is clear, global and national systems of governance are currently incapable of an adequate response.<br><br>While the critique is formidable, the book seeks to identify reforms necessary to meaningfully increase the likelihood of meeting SDG1's goals. These include reshaping international institutions so that they give greater voice to governments in the developing world, facilitating enhanced modes of participatory governance, and increasing democratic accountability at a global level. Evidence is drawn throughout from a systematic review of international best practice supplemented by more detailed strategic case-studies, including from China.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Dedication Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of figures, tables and case studies

1 SDG1 and the nature of poverty

1.1 Poverty and the SDGs

1.2 Poverty as low income

1.2.1 Needs and relative poverty

1.2.2 Poverty, relative or absolute

1.2.3 Poverty as the absence of rights

1.3 Conclusion

Further reading

2 Progress to 2015

2.1 On the origins of the MDGs

2.1.1 Once upon a time

2.1.2 Towards the Millennium Development Goals

2.1.3 Making of the Millennium Development Goals

2.1.4 The MDGs as lowest common denominator

2.2 Achievements of the MDGs

2.2.1 Success or maybe not

2.2.2 Why poverty fell

2.3 Conclusion

3 The origins of SDG1

3.1 Shaping the SDGs

3.1.1 Formal modus operandi

3.1.2 Sustainable development

3.1.3 The Open Working Group

3.1.4 The achievements of the OWG

3.2 SDG1 targets and indicators

3.2.1 Outcome targets

3.2.1a Target 1.1

3.2.1b Target 1.2

3.2.2 Implementation targets

3.2.2a Mechanism targets

3.2.2b Means of implementation targets

3.3 Conclusion

4 Progress since 2015

4.1 The challenge of poverty reduction

4.1.1 High-income countries

4.1.2 Low-income countries

4.1.3 Middle-income countries

4.2 Policy responses to ending poverty

4.2.1 SDG Target 1.3: Social protection

4.2.2 Targets 1.4, 1.5 and 1.b: creating sound policy frameworks

4.2.3 Target 1.a: Mobilization of adequate and predictable resources

4.3 Conclusion

5 The impact of Covid-19

5.1 Covid-19 and income inequality

5.1.1 Inequality between countries

5.1.2 Inequality within countries

5.1.2a Inequality in developing countries

5.1.2b Inequality in high-income countries

5.2 Covid-19 and poverty

5.3 Conclusion.

Further reading

6 Tackling the root causes of poverty

6.1 On the causes of inequality and poverty

6.1.1 Historical legacies

6.1.2 Neoliberalism and globalization

6.1.3 Corporate beneficiaries

6.2 Global partnership and intergovernmental action

6.2.1 Instigating trade reform

6.2.2 Increasing fiscal space

6.2.3 Taxing unfairness

6.2.4 Global basic income or something less

6.3 Conclusion

7 Global governance and its limitations

7.1 Intergovernmental organizations

7.1.1 The WTO

7.1.2 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank

7.1.3 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

7.1.4 The United Nations and the ILO

7.2 SDG17: evidence of global partnership?

7.2.1 Negotiations

7.2.2 Imprecise targets

7.2.3 Finance

7.2.4 Trade

7.3 Conclusion

8 Relying on "we the people"

8.1 Eradicating poverty domestically

8.1.1 Democracy and poverty in rich countries

8.1.1a Poverty and politics

8.1.1b People's views

8.1.2 Democracy and poverty in developing countries

8.2 Democracies and international aid

8.3 Conclusion

9 Towards a moral world order

9.1 SDGs and the importance of global partnership

9.2 Pathways to reforming global governance

9.2.1 Empowering the United Nations

9.2.2 Managing the global economy

9.3 Challenging neorealist geopolitics

9.4 Mobilizing global resources

9.5 Conclusion

10 A postscript

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781788215565

1788215567

9781788215572

1788215575

OCLC:

1374426100