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Book Synopsis
This book draws on the expertise of faculty and colleagues at the Balsillie School of International Affairs to both locate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a contribution to the development of global government and to examine the political-institutional and financial challenges posed by the SDGs.
The contributors are experts in global governance issues in a broad variety of fields ranging from health, food systems, social policy, migration and climate change. An introductory chapter sets out the broad context of the governance challenges involved, and how individual chapters contribute to the analysis. The book begins by focusing on individual SDGs, examining briefly the background to the particular goal and evaluating the opportunities and challenges (particularly governance challenges) in achieving the goal, as well as discussing how this goal relates to other SDGs. The book goes on to address the broader issues of achieving the set of goals overall, exami
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"The agreement on the SDGs was above all, an important achievement in international cooperation. But more is needed to take commitments to implementation. This book provides a rich analysis of what is needed, goal by goal. It fills a gap in current debates on SDGs that has focused on country action and neglected the need for further international cooperation to address key obstacles that lie in global rules, resources and action." — Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor of International Affairs and Program Director, The New School, New York, USA
"Adopted in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put forward a broad, and potentially transformative, agenda for global economic, social, and environmental development. The chapters comprising this excellent volume explore key aspects of the global governance issues stemming from SDGs. The book is a must read for scholars and practitioners interested in the relationship between global governance and sustainable development." — Daniel Béland, McGill University, Canada
"This valuable collection of papers explores the novel approach to global governance represented by the Sustainable Development Goals. Through a selection of goals, the SDGs set out a universal and transformative agenda for achieving an equitable and sustainable future. The authors recognise the opportunities of the SDGs, while illuminating the inevitable tensions and contradictions, contested priorities and challenges of coordination that are inherent in such ambition. Cutting across separate goals, and drawing on diverse disciplines, a range of arguments emerge around critical governance, financing and implementation challenges in the absence of hard enforcement mechanisms. The volume provides an immensely important resource for policy makers, practitioners and scholars seeking to look beyond individual goals and targets, to explore collective strategies for action and to grasp the transformative potential of the SDGs." — Sarah Cook, Director for the UNSW Institute for Global Development
Table of Contents
Foreword 1. Global Governance Challenges in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Introduction 2. Food System Lessons from the SDGs 3. From MDGs to SDGs: Health Slips in Global Priorities 4. Gender Equality from the MDGs to the SDGs: The Struggle Continues 5. Gender, Labour Migration Governance, and the SDGs: Lessons from the Case of Nepal 6. The Problem with International Migration and Sustainable Development 7. SDGs and Climate Change Adaptation in Asian Megacities: Synergies and Opportunities for Transformation 8. Climate Change, Security, and Sustainability 9. Development as a Determinant of Climate Risk and Policy Challenge 10. Religion and the Sustainable Development Goals 11. The Ecological Limits of the Sustainable Development Goals 12. Development as Usual: Ethical Reflections on the SDGs 13. Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: Beyond Official Development Assistance 14. Sustainable Finance and the SDGs: The Role of the Banking Sector 15. Global Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals
