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The MDGs in Historical Perspective

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Some 50 goals have been set over the UN's life, from goals for education in 1960 to the MDGs agreed at the Millennium Summit in New York in 2000. Cynics have charged that UN goals have been proposed and agreed with little thought, and rarely achieved. Based on research conducted for the UN Intellectual History Project, this short article argues that in fact, there has always been widespread discussion before approving goals and more progress in implementing them than is commonly recognised. And although the record of achievement is mixed and far from perfect, most of the goals have had considerable influence and many have been considerably achieved by a considerable number of countries.

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  • Richard Jolly, 2010. "The MDGs in Historical Perspective," IDS Bulletin, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 41(1), pages 48-50, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:idsxxx:v:41:y:2010:i:1:p:48-50
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    1. Shuvechha Khadka & Ajaya Dixit, 2014. "The changing intersection of society and development goals: An examination aimed at improving policy-making," Southern Voice Occasional Paper 10, Southern Voice.
    2. Thor Olav Iversen, 2023. "Boundary experts: Science and politics in measuring the Sustainable Development Goals," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 14(4), pages 600-610, September.

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