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Book SynopsisThe international community has come together to pursue certain fundamental, common goals over the coming period to 2030 to make progress toward ending poverty and hunger, improving social and economic well-being, preserving the environment and combating climate change, and maintaining peace. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been agreed to by states, which have in turn adopted national targets and action plans. This volume studies the governance and implementation of these goals in Southeast Asia, in particular the difficulties in the shift from the international to the national, the multi-level challenges of implementation, and the involvement of stakeholders, civil society, and citizens in the process. Contributors to this volume are scholars from across Southeast Asia who research these issues in developing (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar), middle-income (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), and developed countries (Brunei, Singapore) in the region. The perspectives on governance and the SDGs emerge from the fields of political science, international relations, geography, economics, law, health, and the natural sciences.
Trade Review"This book is useful in providing a complete and up-to-date overview of the 17 SDGs in the context of Southeast Asia and ASEAN. […] I have no hesitation in recommending this book to postgraduate students, researchers, and policymakers, as well as to the general reader seeking a detailed and proper perspective on the issue." – Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Xuzhou University of Technology
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables About the Editors About the Authors Part 1: Institutions and Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals 1 Introduction: Sustainable Development Goals in Southeast Asia and ASEAN Ronald Holzhacker 2 Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Assessing Indonesia’s Compliance towards the Global Goals Dafri Agussalim, Ahmad Rizky M. Umar, Karina Larasati and Dio H. Tobing 3 Partnerships for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Lao PDR Phanthanousone Khennavong Part 2: Accountability to Citizens and Human Rights to Ensure Progress toward the SDGs 4 Accountability Challenges to Sustainable Development Goals in Southeast Asia Julio C. Teehankee 5 Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals: the Philippines in the Postnational Ulrich Karl Rotthoff Part 3: SDGs and Progress on the Social Agenda in Middle-Income and Developing Countries in Southeast Asia 6 Sustainable Development Goals and Capacity Building in Higher Education in Malaysia and ASEAN Azirah Hashim and Aliyyah Nuha Faiqah Azman Firdaus 7 Healthcare System Reform and Governance for Sustainable Development under Indonesia’s Health Insurance (JKN) Policy Laksono Trisnantoro Part 4: SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, Cities, and Transport 8 Urban Transformation in Indonesia, the SDGs, and Habitat III: Political Will, Capacity Building, and Knowledge Production Bakti Setiawan 9 A Vision in Which Every Family Has Basic Shelter Noor Hasharina Hassan and Gabriel Y. V. Yong 10 The Missing Link: Sustainable Mobility for Sustainable Cities and Communities Wendy Tan Part 5: SDGs and the Environment, Clean Air and Water for All 11 Transboundary Haze, ASEAN, and the SDGs: Normative and Structural Considerations Helena Varkkey 12 Emerging Spaces of Citizenship: Grassroots Communities and Water Governance in Indonesia Maharani Hapsari Part 6: SDGs and the Economic Agenda for Inclusive Economic Growth and Decent Work for All 13 Economic Reform and Sustainable Development in Vietnam Tran Dinh Lam 14 Legal Protection of Construction Workers and the Right to Safe Working Conditions: Lessons from Cambodia Kimsan Soy 15 The Bumblebee Doctrine: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as a Force for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Myanmar Thuta Aung Part 7: SDGs, Agriculture, and Community Development through Partnerships 16 Bluewashing, Green Coffee, and the Sustainable Development Agenda in Southeast Asia Amador IV Peleo and Titus C. Chen 17 Cooperation of Cooperatives: Partnership towards SDGs Saikaew Thipakorn Index Index
