Hidden politics in the UN Sustainable Development Goals /

Hidden politics in the UN Sustainable Development Goals /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sneyd, Adam, 1978- author.
Imprint:	Halifax ; Winnipeg : Fernwood Publishing, 2024.
Description:	ix, 181 pages ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Critical development studies ; 11 Critical development studies ; 11.
Subject:	Sustainable Development Goals (Project) Sustainable development -- Political aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/14119333

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ISBN:	9781773636900 1773636901
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Co-published by Practical Action Publishing.
Summary:	"This book analyzes the politics of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conventional wisdom is that efforts to achieve the SDGs, or Global Goals, will contribute to building a more inclusive, sustainable and peaceful world. Adam Sneyd's analysis counters this orthodox and unduly utopian point of view, uncovering the hidden politics of the SDG project and showing why the SDGs are not an ambitious package of progressive reforms. Sneyd's analysis of each of the seventeen goals reveals how the SDGs are infused with minimalist intentions and a political orientation that sharply contrasts with the world-changing aspirations typically associated with the goals. He argues that the SDGs do more to bolster the legitimacy of the liberal international economic order and advance capitalist interests than to address pressing global challenges."--

Table of Contents:

Critical Development Studies Series
Series Editors
Foreword
Introduction
Goal 1. No Poverty.
Goal 2. Zero Hunger
Goal 3. Good Health and Weil-Being
Goal 4. Quality Education
Goal 5. Gender Equality
Goal 6. Clean Water and Sanitation
Goal 7. Affordable and Clean Energy
Goal 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
Goal 9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal 10. Reduced Inequalities
Goal 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Goal 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
Goal 13. Climate Action
Goal 14. Life below Water
Goal 15. Life on Land
Goal 16. Peace, justice, and Strong Institutions
Goal 17. Partnerships for the Goals
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Index