From Ambition to Execution: Policies in Support of Sustainable Development Goals

Stefania Fabrizio, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu (), Catherine Pattillo, Adrian Peralta, Andrea Presbitero, Baoping Shang, Genevieve Verdier, Marie Dal Corso, Kazuaki Washimi, Lisa Kolovich, Monique Newiak, Martin Cihak (), Inci Ötker-Robe (), Luis-Felipe Zanna and Carol Baker

No 2015/018, IMF Staff Discussion Notes from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The formal launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sets the global development agenda through 2030, placing significant emphasis on promoting social and environmental sustainability alongside economic growth and poverty reduction. Meeting the SDGs will require actions across a wide range of areas by both national governments and the international community. This paper examines the types of policies that developing countries will need to implement to foster economic transformation, to promote economic and social inclusion, and to meet key environmental objectives. Reducing inequality, achieving gender equity, and pricing energy and water resources appropriately receive particular attention.

Keywords: SDN; income; cost; diversification; firm; natural resources; sustainable development goals; growth; structural transformation; Inclusion; Income inequality; financial inclusion; gender inclusion; environmental sustainability; energy pricing; water pricing; fiscal policy; economic growth; labor market; private sector; sustainable development; IMF staff calculation; Global; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa; South Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36
Date: 2015-09-22
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