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Overview: Investing in Development

Paperback

Main Details

Title Overview: Investing in Development
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jeffrey D. Sachs
By (author) The UN Millennium Project
SeriesUN Millennium Development Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:124
Dimensions(mm): Height 253,Width 177
Category/GenreDevelopment economics
ISBN/Barcode 9781844072521
ClassificationsDewey:338.91
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations colour figures, tables, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 1 June 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Overview is an invaluable summary of the capstone volume Investing in Development, which brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium Project, commissioned by UN Director-General Kofi Annan and directed by Jeffrey D. Sachs, one of world?s leading economists. The Overview provides a user friendly introduction to the main volume, which is the official action plan for ending poverty, providing practical investment strategies and approaches to financing them and an operational framework that will allow even the poorest countries to achieve the MDGs within ten years.

Author Biography

Jeffrey D. Sachs is Project Director of the UN Millennium Project and its Task Forces, which comprise more than 250 experts from civil society, UN agencies, the World Bank, the IMF and the private sector. Published with the UN Millennium Project