The Odds of Achieving the MDGs

Three questions are frequently raised about the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Where do developing countries stand? What factors affect their rate of progress? Can lagging countries achieve these goals in the few years remaining until 2015? This paper examines these questions...

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Main Authors:	Go, Delfin S., Quijada, José Alejandro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2014
Subjects:	child mortality complications developing countries development efforts economic growth economic progress gender parity living conditions low-income countries maternal mortality millennium development goals primary education progress quality of life reducing maternal mortality respect safe drinking water safety nets sanitation secondary education
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17112

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spelling	okr-10986-171122021-04-23T14:03:34Z The Odds of Achieving the MDGs Go, Delfin S. Quijada, José Alejandro child mortality complications developing countries development efforts economic growth economic progress gender parity living conditions low-income countries maternal mortality millennium development goals primary education progress quality of life reducing maternal mortality respect safe drinking water safety nets sanitation secondary education Three questions are frequently raised about the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Where do developing countries stand? What factors affect their rate of progress? Can lagging countries achieve these goals in the few years remaining until 2015? This paper examines these questions and takes a closer look at the variation in the rate of progress among developing countries. We argue that answers from the available data are surprisingly positive. In particular, three-quarters of developing countries are on target or close to being on target for all of the MDGs. Among the countries that are falling short, the average gap for the top half is about 10 percent. For those that are on target, or close to it, solid economic growth, policies, and institutions have been the key factors in their success. With improved policies and stronger growth, many countries that are close to being on target could achieve these targets by 2015 or soon after. 2014-02-19T17:40:25Z 2014-02-19T17:40:25Z 2012-08 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17112 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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spellingShingle	child mortality complications developing countries development efforts economic growth economic progress gender parity living conditions low-income countries maternal mortality millennium development goals primary education progress quality of life reducing maternal mortality respect safe drinking water safety nets sanitation secondary education Go, Delfin S. Quijada, José Alejandro The Odds of Achieving the MDGs
description	Three questions are frequently raised about the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Where do developing countries stand? What factors affect their rate of progress? Can lagging countries achieve these goals in the few years remaining until 2015? This paper examines these questions and takes a closer look at the variation in the rate of progress among developing countries. We argue that answers from the available data are surprisingly positive. In particular, three-quarters of developing countries are on target or close to being on target for all of the MDGs. Among the countries that are falling short, the average gap for the top half is about 10 percent. For those that are on target, or close to it, solid economic growth, policies, and institutions have been the key factors in their success. With improved policies and stronger growth, many countries that are close to being on target could achieve these targets by 2015 or soon after.
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author	Go, Delfin S. Quijada, José Alejandro
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title	The Odds of Achieving the MDGs
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The Odds of Achieving the MDGs

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