Alternative development strategies for the post-2015 era

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Title:

Alternative development strategies for the post-2015 era

Author:

Alonso, José Antonio, editor.

ISBN:

9781472532404

9781472523259

Physical Description:

xliii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

United Nations series on development.

General Note:

"Published in association with the United Nations, New York, January 2014."

Contents:

Preface -- Overview / José Antonio Alonso, Giovanni Andrea Cornia and Rob Vos -- Globalization at a crossroads: key challenges for the twenty-first century / Rob Vos -- Should global goal setting continue, and how, in the post-2015 era? / Sakiko Fukuda-Parr -- Do we need new development models? The impact of neo-liberal policies / Frances Stewart -- Learning from the past: which of the past/current development strategies are best suited to deal with the "quadruple crisis"? / Giovanni Andrea Cornia and Milica Uvalic -- Towards climate-compatible and resilient development / J.B. (Hans) Opschoor -- Aiming for food and nutrition security in a changed global context: strategy to end hunger / Joachim von Braun -- Demographic dynamics and the international development strategy beyond 2015 / Ana Luiza Cortez -- Common elements for inclusive and sustainable development strategies beyond 2015 / Giovanni Andrea Cornia and Rob Vos -- Building a stable and equitable global monetary system / Bilge Erten and José Antonio Ocampo -- From aid to global development policy / José Antonio Alonso -- International migration in the development agenda / José Antonio Alonso -- The enabling international environment / Norman Girvan and Ana Luiza Cortez.

Abstract:

"The global economic crisis of 2008-2009 exposed systemic failings at the core of economic policy making worldwide. The crisis came on top of several other crises, including skyrocketing and highly volatile world food and energy prices and climate change. This book argues that new policy approaches are needed to address such devastating global development challenges and to avoid the potentially catastrophic consequences to livelihoods worldwide that are likely to result from present approaches. The contributors to the book are independent development experts, brought together by the UN Commiittee for Development Policy, an advisory body of the Economic and Social Council, to identify a development strategy capable of promoting a broad-based economic recovery and at the same time guaranteeing social equity and environmental sustainability both within countries and internationally. This new development approach seeks to promote the reforms needed to improve global governance, providing a more equitable distribution of global public goods. The contributors offer a critical evaluation of past development experiences and report on their creative search for new and well-thought out answers for the future. They suggest that economic progress, fairer societies and environmental sustainability can be compatible objectives, but only when pursued simultaneously by all."--Page 4 of cover.

Subject Term:

Economic development -- Government policy.

Economic development -- International cooperation.

Environmental protection -- International cooperation.

Added Author:

Alonso, José Antonio,

Cornia, Giovanni Andrea,

Vos, Rob, 1955-,

Added Corporate Author:

United Nations,

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The global economic crisis of 2008-2009 exposed systemic failings at the core of economic policy making worldwide. The crisis came on top of several other crises, including skyrocketing and highly volatile world food and energy prices and climate change. This book argues that new policy approaches are needed to address such devastating global development challenges and to avoid the potentially catastrophic consequences to livelihoods worldwide that would result from present approaches.

The contributors to the book are independent development experts, brought together by the UN to identify a development strategy capable of promoting a broad-based economic recovery and at the same time guaranteeing social equity and environmental sustainability both within countries and internationally. This new development approach seeks to promote the reforms needed to improve global governance, providing a more equitable distribution of global public goods. The contributors offer a critical evaluation of past development experiences and report on their creative search for new and well-thought out answers for the future. They suggest that economic progress, fairer societies and environmental sustainability can be compatible objectives, but only when pursued simultaneously by all.