Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Global South... - 9781509963799

Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Global SouthStrategies, Innovations, and Challenges\nAuthor(s): Sumaiya Khair, Shawkat Alam, Muhammad Ekramul Haque\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Hart Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781509963799, 978-1509963799\nSynopsis\nThis open access book hinges on 3 broad but interlinked elements: sustainable development as a concept, sustainable development in the Global South, and implementation challenges.\n\nThe advent of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda have contributed to the deepening of the concept of sustainable development within global and national policy schemes. The fact that sustainable development is crucial for our very survival is no longer a contested issue; rather, the key concern now is how this can be achieved equitably by reconciling competing priorities and concerns of the Global South and the Global North. While the Global South countries are eager to adopt a]