Inside the Sustainable Development Goals - 9781032702612

Name: Inside the Sustainable Development Goals - 9781032702612
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Inside the Sustainable Development GoalsFrom Fighting Poverty to Saving the World\nAuthor(s): Adele Orosz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032702612, 978-1032702612\nSynopsis\nThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came with bold promises: ending poverty, saving the planet, and making this world a better place by 2030. But being in the second halftime, there is too little progress and too many setbacks. Drawing on the expertise of an author who has been actively involved in negotiating and later implementing the SDGs, this book offers a unique insider view into the behind-the-scenes processes. It relates the SDGs and their aims of fighting poverty and achieving sustainability to the bigger picture of politics, economics, and vested interests, breaking down dependencies and alliances, expectations and motives. It uncovers and dissects the politics and interests that shaped the SDGs from the very beginning, as w.