UN Millennium Development Library: Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to

Description: UN Millennium Development Library: Investing in Development by The UN Millennium Project, Jeffrey D. Sachs This book describes the importance of the millennium development goals and gives an explanation of the progress toward the goals. It provides recommendations to be implemented at the country level and presents a guide for the international systems support for the country-level processes. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the worlds targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelteri? while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Millennium Project was commissioned by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to develop a practical plan of action to meet the Millennium Development Goals. As an independent advisory body directed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, the UN Millennium Project submitted its recommendations to the UN Secretary General in January 2005. i?The core of the UN Millennium Projects work has been carried out by 10 thematic Task Forces comprising more than 250 experts from around the world, including scientists, development practitioners, parliamentarians, policymakers, and representatives from civil society, UN agencies, the World Bank, the IMF, and the private sector. Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium Project. By outlining practical strategies and approaches to financing the,, the report presents an operational framework that will allow even the poorest countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Author Biography Jeffrey D. Sachs is Project Director of the UN Millennium Project and its Task Forces, which comprise more than 250 experts from around the world, including scientists, development practitioners, parliamentarians, policy-makers and representatives from civil society, UN agencies, the World Bank, the IMF and the private sector Table of Contents Part I: Why the Goals are important and why were falling short * The fulcrum of international development policy * The means to a productive life * A linchpin to global security * Where we stand with only a decade to go * Why progress is so mixed * Four reasons for shortfalls in achieving the Goals * Part II: Country-level processes to achieve the Goals * Designing a national strategy to achieve the Goals * Working back from the 2015 targets and timelines * Priority public investments to empower poor people * The key elements for rapid scale-up * Good governance to achieve the Goals * Part III: Recommendations for the international system to support country-level processes * Fixing the aid system * Key measures to improve aid delivery * A breakthrough in global trade * Regional and global public goods * Getting started in 2005: launching a decade of bold ambition * Part IV: The costs and benefits of achieving the Millennium Development Goals * Expanding the financial envelope to achieve the Goals * The benefits: the case for a decade of bold ambition * Long Description * The flagship publication of the official fourteen-volume UN strategy on how to reduce extreme poverty and achieve the fundamental worldwide human development goals for the coming decade * Project directed by Jeffrey D. Sachs, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine, current Director of The Earth Institute, Columbia University, and Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan* The essential reference work for all governments, policymakers, aid and donor agencies, development practitioners, researchers, and students worldwidePoverty in all of its forms is devastating the lives of billions of people worldwide. In 2000, at the largest ever meeting of world leaders, the UN adopted a comprehensive set of targets known as the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) designed to galvanize world action on poverty. Investing in Development brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium Project, commissioned by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and directed by Jeffrey D. Sachs, one of the worlds leading economists. This landmark publication provides a bold new strategy for ending poverty, providing practical investment strategies and approaches to financing them and an operational framework that will allow even the poorest countries to achieve the MDGs within ten years.The UN Millennium Development Library Investing in Development, in conjunction with thirteen associated thematic publications, comprises the UN Millennium Library. This comprehensive set of reference handbooks charts world progress and presents strategies for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions--income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure, and shelter--by 2015, while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. The Millennium Development Library is a comprehensive point of reference and action plan for achieving the fundamental development objectives embodied in the MDGs adopted by the UN and world leaders in 2000. Details ISBN1844072177 Short Title INVESTING IN DEVELOPMENT Series UN Millennium Development Library Language English ISBN-10 1844072177 ISBN-13 9781844072170 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2005 Imprint Earthscan Ltd Subtitle A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Jeffrey D. Sachs DOI 10.1604/9781844072170 UK Release Date 2005-06-01 AU Release Date 2005-06-01 NZ Release Date 2005-06-01 Pages 356 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2005-06-01 Alternative 9781138471931 DEWEY 338.91 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139883260;

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