Adopted by United Nations member states in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development constitutes a comprehensive framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to inspire ...

This paper provides an overview on the interlinkage between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement and Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation, by examining the relationship between the ...

The experience from the Millennium Development Goals has shown that well-defined, objectively measurable indicators can help to maintain focus on internationally agreed development goals and targets, ...

Monitoring and evaluation are central to ensuring that innovative, multi-scale, and interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability are effective. The development of relevant indicators for local ...

GOOD governance—which requires transparency, accountability, rule of law, and effective and legitimate institutions—is believed to be an important piece of economic development, while poor governance ...

The Africa Development Indicators 2012/13 is the latest data from the World Bank on social and economic conditions across the continent There is increased demand for information to monitor development ...

The production of indicators, such as the World Economic Forum’s ranking of economies on competitiveness, is a political process. Reuters/Victor Ruiz Garcia With the turn to evidence-based governance, ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...