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Why SDG4 and the other SDGs are failing and what needs to be done

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  • Klees, Steven J.

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SDG4, and all the SDGs, are already failures. A direct cause is the failure of the international community and national governments to finance them. Despite good intentions by many, we have not made a serious effort. Achieving all 17 SDGs would require a relatively modest amount, 1–4% of global GDP, but this is not forthcoming. GDP growth and reliance on the private sector will not help. Any sober assessment of SDG progress must recognize that we will never achieve these goals without drastic changes in how we live and organize ourselves on this planet, as I discuss here.

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  • Klees, Steven J., 2024. "Why SDG4 and the other SDGs are failing and what needs to be done," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:injoed:v:104:y:2024:i:c:s0738059323002225
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102946
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    SDGs; SDG4; Finance; Tax justice; Privatization; Capitalism;
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