DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v9hkd4/can_we_still_achie) has announced the addition of OECD Publishing's new report "Can we still Achieve the Millennium Development Goals?: From Costs to Policies" to their offering.
The biggest gathering of world leaders ever assembled occurred in New York in 2000 to set eight broad, time-bound and quantified targets to beat extreme poverty, now known around the globe as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With three years to go until the 2015 deadline to meet the MDGs, the question of how much it will cost and who will pay for one of the biggest campaigns ever launched by the international community is returning to everyone's lips.
This study assesses the financial cost of achieving the MDGs for the countries who have yet to reach them. It looks beyond aid and measures the ability of countries to achieve social development by themselves. The order of magnitude of the results implies that achieving the MDGs will be at least as much about policies and partnerships as it will be about financing. The conclusions of the first High Level Meeting of the OECD Development Centre's member countries reinforced this point, highlighting the importance of redefining national development strategies in a world in which the economic centre of gravity is shifting to the east and south.
This study contributes to the current debate on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), their relevance and what can be done after 2015, by looking at estimates of the cost of reaching the goals in 2015. In particular, it sizes the additional resources needed in developing countries to attain the goals.
Key Topics Covered:
- Preface
- Executive summary
- The Millennium Development Goals
- Chapter 1. The Millennium challenge
- Chapter 2. The cost of measures to fight poverty and to improve health and education
- Chapter 3. How to pay for the Millennium Development Goals
- Chapter 4. What strategies to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
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Source: OECD Publishing