{"product_id":"millennium-development-goals-9781138400177","title":"Millennium Development Goals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeralded as a success that mobilized support for development, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ushered in an era of setting development agendas by setting global goals. This book critically evaluates the MDG experience from the capabilities and human rights perspectives, and questions the use of quantitative targets as an instrument of global governance. It provides an account of their origins, trajectory and influence in shaping the policy agenda, and ideas about international development during the first 15 years of the 21st century. The chapters explore:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e whether the goals are adequate as benchmarks for the transformative vision of the Millennium Declaration;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e how the goals came to be formulated the way they were, drawing on interviews with key actors who were involved in the process;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e how the goals exercised influence through framing to shape policy agendas on the part of both developing countries and the international community;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the politica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘This book, by one of the foremost analysts of development goals, presents a review of the strong influence but also the limitations of the United Nations’ MDGs. It holds important lessons on the use of global goals, and it is a must read in the era of the SDGs launched by the UN in 2015.’\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003ci\u003eJosé Antonio Ocampo, Professor, Columbia University, USA. Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This critically important book examines the consequences of using numerical goals for development. Focusing on the major contemporary development initiative, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr exposes serious limitations of governance by indicators, particularly for a human rights approach to development.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSally Engle Merry, New York University and author of 'The Seductions of Quantification: Measuring Human Rights, Gender Violence, and Sex Trafficking' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Just like the king in \"The Little Prince\" claimed to command the sun to set every evening, the MDGs have been credited with results that would most likely have happened anyhow, while obscuring increased inequalities and structural causes. A privileged witness and participant, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr brilliantly documents in this book two decades of development practice and narrative and draws unavoidable conclusions.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eRoberto Bissio, coordinator of Social Watch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Goals and norms of development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I Shaping the international development agenda: From human development and human rights to basic needs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Prospective circa 2003: The Millennium Development Goals—why they matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Retrospective circa 2013: Recapturing the human rights vision of the Millennium Declaration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II The marketplace of ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The emergence and spread of the global poverty norm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. The poverty narrative and the political economy of development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Are the MDGs a priority in national poverty reduction strategies and aid programs? Only a few are!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III Global goals and the power of numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Global goals as a policy tool: Intended and unintended effects of quantification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. The power of numbers: How targets perverted human rights and human development agendas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Framing the discourse and shaping agendas: The MDG hunger target and the narrative of food security\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. MDGs as performance measures: Faulty metrics that penalize countries starting behind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Conclusion: Global goals to set international agendas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577823367511,"sku":"9781138400177","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138400177.jpg?v=1746096818","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/millennium-development-goals-9781138400177","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}