Contents

pp iii-vi

List of figures, tables and boxes

pp vii-x

List of abbreviations

pp xi-xvi

Notes on contributors

pp xvii-xxvi

Acknowledgements

pp xxvii-xxviii

Foreword

pp xxix-xxx

One - Introduction: meeting future challenges with past lessons

pp 1-12

Part One - Global challenges

pp 13-14

Two - Antipoverty transfers and zero extreme poverty targets

pp 15-46

Three - Fragile and conflict-affected situations and the post-2015 development agenda

pp 47-78

Four - The impact of the global financial crisis on Millennium Development Goal attainment in Africa

pp 79-98

Five - Resource geographies in urban spaces: insights from developing countries in the post-2015 era

pp 99-118

Part Two - Minority groups

pp 119-120

Six - The Millennium Development Goals, disability rights and special needs education in Ethiopia: a case study of the Oromiya region

pp 121-150

Seven - Facing the global challenge of youth employment

pp 151-190

Eight - Women’s role in economic development: overcoming the constraints

pp 191-216

Nine - Marginalised minorities in conflict: women and Millennium Development Goals

pp 217-248

Part Three - Micro challenges

pp 249-250

Ten - Ideas from early childhood development approaches to contribute to Millennium Development Goals’ achievements in Latin America

pp 251-272

Eleven - Exploring the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) as a micro-Millennium Development Goals’ framework in Nigeria

pp 273-288

Twelve - Developmental crises affecting the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal achievements in Bangladesh: a critical perspective

pp 289-308

Thirteen - Between progress, stasis and reversals: an analysis of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria

pp 309-334

Fourteen - North Africa and Middle East: economic performance and social progress

pp 335-356

Part Four - Looking forward

pp 357-358

Fifteen - United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs) and the Arab Spring: shedding light on the preludes?

pp 359-394

Sixteen - Food security, inclusive growth, sustainability and the sustainable development agenda

pp 395-428

Seventeen - Outlook for global development finance: excess or shortage?

pp 429-464

Eighteen - Conclusion

pp 465-470

Index

pp 471-481