Sakiko Fukuda-Parr Book order

Focusing on the origins and impact of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this book critiques their reductionist approach, arguing they overlooked transformative aspects of human development strategies. It provides a historical overview while challenging the efficacy of global goal setting in governance. Aimed at students, researchers, and policymakers, it serves as a critical resource for understanding the complexities of international development and the implications of policy agendas.

This book charts new territory in examining state performance in progressively realizing social and economic rights. Developing a new measure -- the SERF Index -- and data set, it provides a global picture of progress, regress and disparities between and within countries, explores factors influencing country performance, and draws implications for the theory of progressive realization and state accountability.