Policymakers in the OECD countries still generally look upon the SDGs as a development policy issue. The task for high-income countries, one might assume, is simply to provide greater levels of official development assistance (ODA), specifically, pushing efforts closer to the target of 0.7...

This path-breaking book investigates the challenges of realizing the Asian century. Prosperity in Asia does not only mean economic growth; the issues of public health, sanitation, income equality, the social safety net and efficient use of natural resources are also important. It argues for new...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prologue -- Jane Jacobs -- Sergio's Story -- Broken Human Chain -- Reconnecting the Human Chain -- About This Book -- Section I Tensions in Values Have Created Today's Problematic World -- 1 The Sustainability Paradox --...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prologue -- Jane Jacobs -- Sergio's Story -- Broken Human Chain -- Reconnecting the Human Chain -- About This Book -- Section I Tensions in Values Have Created Today's Problematic World -- 1 The Sustainability Paradox --...