The Sustainable Development Goals , adopted in 2015, are expected to chart a course for development over the next 15 years. The 17 SDGs cover poverty, health, sustainable development, and the environment, among others, but not trade. This book shows that international trade can contribute to achieving all SDGs. It maps out a triple-win scenario where good trade policy spurs international trade, contributes to development, and helps achieve the SDGs.
Pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Asian Development Bank Institute
Release
December 12, 2017
ISBN
4899740816
ISBN 13
9784899740810
Win-Win: How International Trade Can Help Meet the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals , adopted in 2015, are expected to chart a course for development over the next 15 years. The 17 SDGs cover poverty, health, sustainable development, and the environment, among others, but not trade. This book shows that international trade can contribute to achieving all SDGs. It maps out a triple-win scenario where good trade policy spurs international trade, contributes to development, and helps achieve the SDGs.