with the priority given to poverty reduction in the development thinking of the international community of today. The … between poverty reduction and sustainable development, since poverty is used both as a dependent and as an independent … the 'naturalization' of development thinking in its economic and social dimensions and shows how this affects the policy …

costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four …

-bound quantitative goals to serve as guidelines and benchmarks for national and international action and development assistance. It … largely or considerably achieved. It discusses approaches to implementation adopted in the United Nations Development Decades … goals were costed, and draws lessons for the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals. Appendix 1 summarizes the wide …

In 2008, three global crises converged to threaten development in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing to the fore … these policy tensions through the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness the development process of the Asia …