[EQ] F&D: Restoring Hope: Reinvigorating the Millennium Development Goals

de: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) : ruglucia@paho.org
fecha: 10 de septiembre de 2010 08:31
asunto: [EQ] F&D: Restoring Hope: Reinvigorating the Millennium Development Goals


Restoring Hope: Reinvigorating the Millennium Development Goals

Finance and Development -- September 2010
International Monetary Fund – IMF


Available online PDF [60p.] at: http://bit.ly/9Nin93



“…..Assesses how the world is doing in meeting the MDGs--international development targets that all UN member countries and many international organizations have set for 2015.


Lead article, 'Regaining Momentum,' says that while several of the MDGs are within reach, the global economic crisis has set back progress toward a number of the targets, especially those related to health. Developing countries will need the support of advanced economies in to get back on track.


Economist Jagdish Bhagwati calls into question the premise of the MDGs and argues that they should be rethought. Philanthropist Melinda Gates gives us the good news that maternal health has been improving, though we are not yet on track to meet the MDG target on maternal mortality.


Picture This takes a look at child mortality rates and finds a more sobering picture.


In related stories, economists Arvind Panagariya and Rodney Ramcharan have different views on how important it is to fight inequality.


This issue also examines the deterioration of fiscal positions in advanced economies--as a result of both the global financial crisis and the long-run health and pension costs of an aging population. 'How Grim a Fiscal Crisis?' argues that consolidation in advanced economies should focus on spending cuts, given the already high tax burdens in many countries.


In 'A Hidden Fiscal Crisis,' economist Laurence J. Kotlikoff examines the serious budget issues in the United States. We also look at the expensive needs of a rapidly aging population in France, and steps China is taking to improve pensions and health care. ….” More…



Content:

REINVIGORATING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Promise of the MDGs
Regaining Momentum
Progress on the Millennium Development Goals has been slowed by the crisis. The rest of the world has to help
Delfin S. Go, Richard Harmsen, and Hans Timmer
Making a Breakthrough
To accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, growth must happen in sectors that directly benefit the poor, such as agriculture
Pedro Conceição and Selim Jahan
Saving Mothers’ Lives
Countries must make maternal health a policy priority
Melinda Gates
Time for a Rethink
It is hard to object to the Millennium Development Goals, but that doesn’t mean they lay out an effective blueprint for development
Jagdish Bhagwati
Half Empty or Half Full
Does aid work? The net impact of aid surges depends on country-specific factors
Andrew Berg and Luis-Felipe Zanna
Growing out of Poverty
Economic expansion reduces poverty by creating employment opportunities and making anti-poverty programs fiscally feasible
Arvind Panagariya
Inequality Is Untenable
If policymakers neglect income distribution, the consequences for individuals and society can be grave
Rodney Ramcharan
How Grim a Fiscal Future?
For most advanced economies, both the near term and the longer term are tight, but there are ways to ease budget pressures
Mark Horton
A Hidden Fiscal Crisis
A noted U.S. economist says debt figures seriously understate long-term budget problems in the United States
Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Building a Social Safety Net
China embarks on an effort to improve both pensions and health care in the world’s most populous nation
Steve Barnett and Nigel Chalk
The Long Run Is Near
France, like many advanced economies, confronts the expensive needs of a rapidly aging population
Kevin Cheng, Erik De Vrijer, and Irina Yakadina
By the Rule
In France, a commission proposes a rule-based framework to set the country on a path to balanced budgets
Michel Camdessus and Renaud Guidée


Finance & Development is published quarterly in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish by the International Monetary Fund.
English edition ISSN 0015-1947 URL: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/fda.htm

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