| After 2015: International Development Policy at a Crossroads 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Sumner, A. (Author), Tiwari, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403987726 ISBN-13: 9781403987723 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This book discusses the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) - the UN Poverty Targets for 2015. Part one discusses the background to the MDGs, their value and omissions, what they mean for changing understandings of 'development' and Development Studies and whether the MDGs will be achieved. Part two focuses on each goal or set of goals: extreme poverty (income and hunger); education and health; gender equality and empowerment; environmental sustainability and global partnerships for development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Political Economy - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 338.91 |
| LCCN: 2008053019 |
| Series: Rethinking International Development |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.85 lbs) 215 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have played a major role in focusing policy since their original incarnation in the mid to late 1990s but what happens when we no longer have the MDGs - what will guide policy after 2015? This book discusses the world and development policy up to and beyond 2015. |