Millennium Development Goals

Taylor & Francis

Millennium Development GoalsIdeas, Interests and Influence\nAuthor(s): Sakiko Fukuda-Parr\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138219908, 978-1138219908\nSynopsis\nHeralded 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:\n\n whether the goals are adequate as benchmarks for the transformative vision of the Millennium Declaration;\n\n how the goals came to be formulated the way they were, drawing on interviews with.