Improving the sustainable development goals : strategies and the governance challenge /
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| Author / Creator: | Niklasson, Lars, author. |
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| Imprint: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge focus on environment and sustainability Routledge focus on environment and sustainability. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11957304 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Introduction; Overview; 1 Global goals in search of strategies; A global agreement; Eradication of poverty in reach; Environmental urgency; Ambitious and flexible goals; To achieve sustainable development; A political compromise; Contested issues; Through 17 goals; Economic issues; Social issues; Environmental issues; Cross-cutting issues; Without an explicit strategy; Weak on strategies for implementation; How flexible are the goals?; Weak on compliance; And in an unclear relation to other global policies
- But still an example of the art of the possibleReferences; 2 A research gap on strategies and implementation; Focus on the implementation of the SDGs; Forward-looking; Connecting policy to research; Africa and developing countries; Are the goals intended to be taken seriously?; Problems with the existing literature; Sustainable development; Theoretical perspectives; Empirical perspectives; Poverty reduction; References; 3 Refocus from the goals to learning over time; Policy by goals; The role of goals; New Public Management; Another interpretation: a learning policy; Rationalism vs realism
- A learning subjectThe importance of a programme theory, a strategy; Hidden assumptions; A theory of change for sustainable development; Methods and material; References; 4 An inherent strategy in the goals; The economic dimension; Goal 1: no poverty; Goal 8: decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 10: reduced inequalities; Summary; The social dimension; Goal 2: zero hunger; Goal 3: good health and well-being; Goal 4: quality education; Goal 5: gender equality; Goal 6: clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: affordable and clean energy
- Goal 11: sustainable cities and communitiesSummary; The environmental dimension; Goal 12: responsible production and consumption; Goal 13: climate action; Goal 14: life below water; Goal 15: life on land; Summary; Cross-cutting issues; Goal 16: peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: partnerships for the goals; Summary; How can we understand the goals as a strategy?; The general strategy; The environmental goals; The social goals; The economic goals; The governance goals; References; 5 Alternative strategies for sustainable development
- How can we think about drivers and barriers for sustainable development?Four questions; Three stylized perspectives; Political debates; Drivers for economic development; Modernization theory vs dependency theory; Developmental states and global value chains; Drivers for social development; Normative issues; Three perspectives; Drivers for environmental development/protection; Two relationships; Three perspectives; Drivers for the development of governance/state capacity; Failed states; Summary and implications for developing countries; References; 6 The governance challenge
