SDG1 no poverty : making the dream a reality / by Katarzyna Cichos (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland), and Amanda Lange Salvia (University of Passo Fundo, Brazi).

By: Cichos, Katarzyna [author.]Contributor(s): Lange Salvia, Amanda [author.] [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Concise guides to the United Nations sustainable development goalsPublisher: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xi, 132 pages)Content type: Media type: Carrier type: ISBN: 9781787696259 (e-book)Subject(s): Poverty | Social Science, Poverty & Homelessness | Social issues & processesAdditional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 330 LOC classification: HB171 | .C53 2018Online resources: eBook-Emerald
Contents:
Prelims -- Introduction -- Poverty and development -- The right to development as an international commitment to eradicate poverty -- Solidarity as basic development aid's principle -- A framework of policies to combat poverty -- Sustainable development goal 1 -- Good and bad practice in the eradication of poverty -- New horizons for the eradication of poverty recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Summary: For many decades the international community has endeavoured to eliminate extreme poverty; however, it is estimated that around 800 million people still live below the international poverty line of $1.90 a day. This book looks this global problem and presents applicable solutions to show that we can eliminate poverty today and meet the challenge of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 1.The first part of the book discusses what poverty and development are and asks whether the right to development is an international commitment to eradicate poverty. The second part looks at the strategy of the Sustainable Development Goals, and the concept of happiness for all people in the world. It examines the proposition of SDG1, evaluates the first actions taken in this area, and presents the best practice of recent SDG implementation. The final part considers several proposals and presents suggestions on how to make global action more effective.Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.
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Prelims -- Introduction -- Poverty and development -- The right to development as an international commitment to eradicate poverty -- Solidarity as basic development aid's principle -- A framework of policies to combat poverty -- Sustainable development goal 1 -- Good and bad practice in the eradication of poverty -- New horizons for the eradication of poverty recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

For many decades the international community has endeavoured to eliminate extreme poverty; however, it is estimated that around 800 million people still live below the international poverty line of $1.90 a day. This book looks this global problem and presents applicable solutions to show that we can eliminate poverty today and meet the challenge of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 1.The first part of the book discusses what poverty and development are and asks whether the right to development is an international commitment to eradicate poverty. The second part looks at the strategy of the Sustainable Development Goals, and the concept of happiness for all people in the world. It examines the proposition of SDG1, evaluates the first actions taken in this area, and presents the best practice of recent SDG implementation. The final part considers several proposals and presents suggestions on how to make global action more effective.Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.

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