Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016 : Development Goals in an Era of Demographic Change

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Overview -- Part I. Monitoring global development progress -- Development progress over the MDG period has been impressive -- Despite solid development gains, significant work remains -- Amid an uncertain outlook, stronger effort is needed to grow, invest, and insure -- Evolving circumstances demand a new approach-enter the SDGs -- Part II. Development in an era of demographic change -- Global demography is at a turning point -- Demographic change may alter the trajectory of global development -- Effective policies can leverage demographic change within countries -- Opportunities exist to arbitrage demographic diversity across countries -- References -- Part I: Monitoring Global Development Progress -- Chapter 1 Ending Extreme Poverty and Sharing Prosperity: Progress and Policies -- Extreme poverty: Updated numbers and remaining challenges -- Shared prosperity: Conceptual issues and recent trends -- Ending extreme poverty and sharing prosperity: Policy agenda -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Scaling Up Impact: Transitioning from Millennium to Sustainable Development Goals -- The Millennium Development Goals: Current status -- The Sustainable Development Goals: A new approach -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Global Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook: Prospects for Growth -- Recent developments and short- and medium-term prospects -- Update on recent macroeconomic policies -- Quality of macroeconomic policies in low-income countries -- Long-term convergence and growth trends -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part II: Development in an Era of Demographic Change -- Chapter 4 Demographic Change: Disparities, Divergences, and Drivers -- Characteristics of demographic change -- Drivers of demographic change -- Conclusion.