Millennium development goals: A concern over sub-national variations

Rossouw, S. and Webber, D. J. (2011) Millennium development goals: A concern over sub-national variations. International Business and Economic Research Journal, 10 (3). pp. 127-136. ISSN 1535-0754

[img] Microsoft Word
Restricted to Repository staff only
220Kb
[img] PDF
Restricted to Repository staff only
388Kb
[img]
Preview
 PDF - Published Version
380Kb
[img] PDF (Copyright Permission) - Other
Restricted to Repository staff only
93Kb
[img] Other (Copyright Permission) - Other
Restricted to Repository staff only
430Kb

Publisher's URL: http://journals.cluteonline.com/index.php/IBER/art...

Abstract

Millennium development goals (MDGs) were agreed upon by 192 countries in the year 2000 and are due to be achieved by 2015. This paper highlights that MDGs deal with national averages and their achievement may hide sub-national variation. Sub-national variation in the ability to achieve development goals should be expected because government spending would achieve such goals faster if it were targeted at areas where the required improvements are smaller, as is often the case in city-regions. Rural and dispersed populations may gain little from MDGs, at least in the short run. Data analysis of South African Magisterial Districts highlights this issue.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:millennium development goals, sub-national variation, city-region, urban bias
Faculty/Department:Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
ID Code:15887
Deposited By: Professor D. Webber
Deposited On:01 Nov 2011 15:36
Last Modified:30 Apr 2013 21:46

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Total Document Downloads in Past 12 Months

Document Downloads

Total Document Downloads

More statistics for this item...
Copyright 2013 © UWE better together