"This book draws attention to political aspects of sustainable development goal-setting, exploring the Sustainable Development Goals at the global-national nexus during their first five years. After broad global deliberation and political negotiations, the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable...

Introduction: the decade of action in the new normal -- The challenges of small island developing states and the blue economy -- The sustainable development goals and the digital-creative economy -- Small island developing states and the fourth industrial revolution -- Clusters beyond the city :...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- PART I -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Universities from an education and development perspective -- 3 How development theories understand universities -- 4 A foundation...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Latin America at a crossroads -- Ecuador and Buen Vivir -- Reading this book -- References -- Part I -- Chapter 1 A brief history of development...

Problems with the GDP -- Alternatives to GDP -- The GPI as an alternative indicator of welfare -- Items used to calculate the GPI -- The GPI of Hong Kong: results -- The GPI of Singapore : results -- The "threshold hypothesis" and the two city states -- Towards a steady state economy