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Pathways for adapting the Sustainable Development Goals to the national context: the case of Pakistan

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  • Jaebeum Cho

    (Cornell University)

  • Alberto Isgut

    (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP))

  • Yusuke Tateno

    (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP))

Abstract

Because of the ambition, comprehensiveness and complexity of the 17 goals and 169 targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the implementation of it is very difficult, especially for developing countries such as Pakistan. The present paper introduces an analytical framework based on a subset of the Global SDG Indicators Database to identify an optimal pathway for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan. The analysis suggests that the optimal pathway would enable the country to progress towards higher income levels and human development. It also suggests that the country’s national development plan, Vision 2025, is expected to contribute towards achieving inclusive and sustainable development provided that the implementation of it is prioritized and sequenced in an optimal manner.

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  • Jaebeum Cho & Alberto Isgut & Yusuke Tateno, 2017. "Pathways for adapting the Sustainable Development Goals to the national context: the case of Pakistan," Asia-Pacific Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 24(2), pages 53-87, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:unt:jnapdj:v:24:y:2017:i:2:p:53-87
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    1. Jaebeum Cho & Alberto Isgut & Yusuke Tateno, 2016. "An analytical framework for identifying optimal pathways towards sustainable development," MPDD Working Paper Series WP/16/03, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
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    Keywords

    Sustainable Development Goals; national planning; network analysis; method of reflections;
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General

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