Did the Millennium Development Goals Work? by Timothy Shaw, A... - 9781447335702

Did the Millennium Development Goals Work?Meeting Future Challenges with Past Lessons\nAuthor(s): Timothy Shaw, Alireza Saniei-Pour, Jason McFarlane, Andrew Sheng, Kelly Levin, Brian Lipinski, Betsy Otto, Richard Waite, Tim Searchinger, Craig Hanson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447335702, 978-1447335702\nSynopsis\nWith the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) behind us, this book asks did they work? And what happens next? Arguing that to effectively look forward, we must first look back, the editors of this insightful book gather leading scholars and practitioners from a range of backgrounds and regions to provide an in-depth exploration of the MDG project and its impact.\n\nContributors use region-specific case studies to explore the effectiveness of the MDGs in addressing the root causes of poverty, including resource geographies, early childhood development and education, womens right.