Sustainable Development Goals (eBook, ePUB)
Harnessing Business to Achieve the SDGs through Finance, Technology and Law Reform
Sustainable Development Goals (eBook, ePUB)
Harnessing Business to Achieve the SDGs through Finance, Technology and Law Reform
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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Finance, Technology and Law Reform Achieving the SDGs requires a fundamental rethink from businesses and governments across the globe. To make the ambitious goals a reality, trillions of dollars need to be harnessed to mobilise finance and accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Bringing together leaders from the World Bank, the financial and business sectors, the startup community and academia, this important, topically relevant volume explains what the SDGs are, how they came about and how they can be accelerated. Real-world case studies and…mehr
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- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- Seitenzahl: 432
- Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2019
- Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781119541844
- Artikelnr.: 57704476
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- Seitenzahl: 432
- Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2019
- Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781119541844
- Artikelnr.: 57704476
Notes on Contributors xix
Foreword xxix
Foreword: Implementation of the SDGs xxxi
Preface xxxv
Introduction 1
Part One: Overview and Context 9
Part Two: Where Will the Money Come From? Financing the SDGs 10
Part Three: Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship 12
Part Four: Facilitating the SDGs by Legal Infrastructure Reform 15
Part I Overview and Context 17
1 The UN and Goal Setting: From the MDGs to the SDGs 19
Alma Pekmezovic
Introduction 19
What is Development? 20
Is There a Right to Development? 22
Measuring Economic Development 22
Measuring Non-Economic Aspects of Development 23
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 24
Situating the SDGs in the International Legal Framework 28
Theories of Development: Towards a New Theory of Sustainable Development 29
Economic Theories of Development 30
Cultural Theories of Development 30
Geographic Theories of Development 31
Institutional Theories of Development 32
A New Theory of Sustainable Development 34
Measuring Progress Towards the SDGs 34
Conclusions 35
2 SDGs and the Role of International Financial Institutions 37
Suresh Nanwani
Introduction 37
Response and Implementation of the SDGs by IFIs 38
Project Processing and Actions Taken by IFIs to Implement the SDGs, and Responses from Other Development Actors 44
Conclusion and Recommendations for IFIs to Meet SDG Goals and Targets 48
3 Towards a New Global Narrative for the Sustainable Development Goals 53
Iason Gabriel and Varun Gauri
Introduction 53
How SMART Are the SDGs? 55
Goals That Stretch 59
Goals That Inspire 62
Sloganising the SDGs 64
Towards a New Global Narrative? 66
Conclusion 69
4 Overcoming Scarcity: The Paradox of Abundance: Harnessing Digitalisation in Financing Sustainable Development 71
Simon Zadek
Scarcity: The Paradox of Abundance 71
Financing: A Systemic Challenge 72
Action on System Design 74
Digital Financing of the SDGs 76
Dilemmas: Digitalisation and Dark Financing 80
Sizing the Prize 82
What Next? 84
Concluding Comments 85
Part II Where Will the Money Come From? Financing the SDGs 87
5 The New Framework for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs 89
Alma Pekmezovic
Introduction 89
Sources of Development Finance 90
Domestic Public and Private Sources 90
Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) 90
International Public and Private Finance 93
The Role of International Official Development Assistance (ODA) 94
Private Philanthropy 95
Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, and Investment Funds 96
Barriers to Greater Private Investment 97
The Role of Private and Blended Finance in Development 98
The Development Impact and Risks of Blended Finance 100
An Overview of Blended Finance Mechanisms 101
Innovative Financing Tools: Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Development Impact Bonds (DIBs) 102
Best Practices for Engaging the Private Sector 105
Conclusions 105
6 The Contribution of the International Private Sector to a More Sustainable Future 107
Martin Blessing and Tom Naratil
Ready and Able to Invest 108
Commercial and Investment Benefits 109
What i
Notes on Contributors xix
Foreword xxix
Foreword: Implementation of the SDGs xxxi
Preface xxxv
Introduction 1
Part One: Overview and Context 9
Part Two: Where Will the Money Come From? Financing the SDGs 10
Part Three: Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship 12
Part Four: Facilitating the SDGs by Legal Infrastructure Reform 15
Part I Overview and Context 17
1 The UN and Goal Setting: From the MDGs to the SDGs 19
Alma Pekmezovic
Introduction 19
What is Development? 20
Is There a Right to Development? 22
Measuring Economic Development 22
Measuring Non-Economic Aspects of Development 23
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 24
Situating the SDGs in the International Legal Framework 28
Theories of Development: Towards a New Theory of Sustainable Development 29
Economic Theories of Development 30
Cultural Theories of Development 30
Geographic Theories of Development 31
Institutional Theories of Development 32
A New Theory of Sustainable Development 34
Measuring Progress Towards the SDGs 34
Conclusions 35
2 SDGs and the Role of International Financial Institutions 37
Suresh Nanwani
Introduction 37
Response and Implementation of the SDGs by IFIs 38
Project Processing and Actions Taken by IFIs to Implement the SDGs, and Responses from Other Development Actors 44
Conclusion and Recommendations for IFIs to Meet SDG Goals and Targets 48
3 Towards a New Global Narrative for the Sustainable Development Goals 53
Iason Gabriel and Varun Gauri
Introduction 53
How SMART Are the SDGs? 55
Goals That Stretch 59
Goals That Inspire 62
Sloganising the SDGs 64
Towards a New Global Narrative? 66
Conclusion 69
4 Overcoming Scarcity: The Paradox of Abundance: Harnessing Digitalisation in Financing Sustainable Development 71
Simon Zadek
Scarcity: The Paradox of Abundance 71
Financing: A Systemic Challenge 72
Action on System Design 74
Digital Financing of the SDGs 76
Dilemmas: Digitalisation and Dark Financing 80
Sizing the Prize 82
What Next? 84
Concluding Comments 85
Part II Where Will the Money Come From? Financing the SDGs 87
5 The New Framework for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs 89
Alma Pekmezovic
Introduction 89
Sources of Development Finance 90
Domestic Public and Private Sources 90
Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) 90
International Public and Private Finance 93
The Role of International Official Development Assistance (ODA) 94
Private Philanthropy 95
Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, and Investment Funds 96
Barriers to Greater Private Investment 97
The Role of Private and Blended Finance in Development 98
The Development Impact and Risks of Blended Finance 100
An Overview of Blended Finance Mechanisms 101
Innovative Financing Tools: Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Development Impact Bonds (DIBs) 102
Best Practices for Engaging the Private Sector 105
Conclusions 105
6 The Contribution of the International Private Sector to a More Sustainable Future 107
Martin Blessing and Tom Naratil
Ready and Able to Invest 108
Commercial and Investment Benefits 109
What i