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Setting a New International Development Agenda for West African Countries after 2015 – Moving Beyond the Millenium Development Goals

Diko, Stephen K

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2014, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Community Planning.
By 2015, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Agenda will be over and the various targets and indicators will be expected to have been met. Unfortunately, progress has been mix and at times “ugly.” As efforts and debates on international development rage on, the question that everyone is asking is whether there should be a new international development agenda after 2015? Such a question underpins this research with particular emphasis on West Africa – with the exception of Saint Helena. In all, sixteen countries were considered in this research. All eight MDGs were considered. However, out of the 48 indicators, 40 were considered for this research. The data used for this research were mainly secondary relying on databases and publications on MDGs and international aid. Two main databases were used, namely the United Nations MDG indicators and the World Bank Global MDG Monitoring Report. While the former helped in tracking progress from 1990 to 2014, the latter was used to track projected progress for nine indicators for West African countries using most recent progress by the countries. Like the global trends – especially for developing countries and Sub-Saharan Africa – progress in West Africa was mixed both across countries and across indicators. Some factors are supporting and others hindering progress in these countries. It was evident that economic development, national programs on poverty and sectoral programs directed at the goals, and international aid were some factors supporting progress. On the hand, political conflicts, the global economic and financial crisis, socio-cultural and religious factors, as well as poor national capacities to implement national programs effectively, and the over reliance on international aid, limited progress. It was clear that the MDG Agenda increased momentum towards global poverty reduction and human development from the experiences of these countries. However, unlike some studies that resorted to suggesting specific goals and focus areas for a possible new global agenda, this research concludes by identifying critical points for consideration in the overall international development and aid agenda. Issues relating to country sufficiency, structural development actions, and development measurements are noted as noteworthy points of consideration for West African countries and developing countries as a whole beyond the MDG Agenda after 2015.
David Edelman, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Johanna Looye, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
231 p.

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  • Diko, S. K. (2014). Setting a New International Development Agenda for West African Countries after 2015 – Moving Beyond the Millenium Development Goals [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397467782

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Diko, Stephen. Setting a New International Development Agenda for West African Countries after 2015 – Moving Beyond the Millenium Development Goals. 2014. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397467782.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Diko, Stephen. "Setting a New International Development Agenda for West African Countries after 2015 – Moving Beyond the Millenium Development Goals." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397467782

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)