Governing Through Goals: Sustainable Development Goals as Governance Innovation

Bys: Frank Biermann and Norichika Kanie

Book Overview

A detailed examination of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the shift in governance strategy they represent.

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals built on and broadened the earlier Millennium Development Goals, but they also signaled a larger shift in governance strategies. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262035626
• ISBN13: 9780262035620
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher