The Millennium Development Goals: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis and Principles for Goal Setting after 2015

The Lancet, Vol. 376, No. 9745, pp. 991-1023, 2010

Posted: 19 Apr 2011

See all articles by Waage Jeff

Waage Jeff

affiliation not provided to SSRN

R. Banerji

affiliation not provided to SSRN

O. Campbell

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Faculty of Public Health & Policy

Ephraim W. Chirwa

University of Malawi

Andrew Dorward

Centre for Development, Environment & Policy

Guy Collender

affiliation not provided to SSRN

V. Dieltiens

affiliation not provided to SSRN

P. Godfrey-Faussett

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Piya Hanvoravongchai

Harvard University - Department of Population and International Health; LSHTM; Harvard University - Global Equity Initiative; Chulalongkorn University - Faculty of Medicine

Geeta Gandhi Kingdon

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Angela W. Little

University of London - Institute of Education

Anne Mills

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Kim Mulholland

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology

A. Mwinga

affiliation not provided to SSRN

A. North

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Walaiporn Patcharanarumol

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Colin Poulton

University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

Viroj Tangcharoensathien

International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health

E. Unterhalter

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: September 2010

Abstract

Bringing together analysis across different sectors, we review the implementation and achievements of the MDGs to date to identify cross cutting strengths and weaknesses as a basis for considering how they might be developed or replaced after 2015. Working from this and a definition of development as a dynamic process involving sustainable and equitable access to improved wellbeing, five interwoven guiding principles are proposed for a post 2015 development project: holism, equity, sustainability, ownership, and global obligation. These principles and their possible implications in application are expanded and explored. The paper concludes with an illustrative discussion of how these principles might be applied in the health sector.

Keywords: Millennium Development Goals

Suggested Citation

Jeff, Waage and Banerji, R. and Campbell, O. and Chirwa, Ephraim W. and Dorward, Andrew and Collender, Guy and Dieltiens, V. and Godfrey-Faussett, P. and Hanvoravongchai, Piya and Hanvoravongchai, Piya and Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi and Little, Angela W. and Mills, Anne and Mulholland, Kim and Mwinga, A. and North, A. and Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn and Poulton, Colin and Tangcharoensathien, Viroj and Unterhalter, E., The Millennium Development Goals: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis and Principles for Goal Setting after 2015 (September 2010). The Lancet, Vol. 376, No. 9745, pp. 991-1023, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1808648

Waage Jeff (Contact Author)

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R. Banerji

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O. Campbell

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Faculty of Public Health & Policy ( email )

Ephraim W. Chirwa

University of Malawi ( email )

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Andrew Dorward

Centre for Development, Environment & Policy ( email )

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Guy Collender

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V. Dieltiens

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P. Godfrey-Faussett

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Piya Hanvoravongchai

LSHTM ( email )

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Thailand

Harvard University - Department of Population and International Health ( email )

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Harvard University - Global Equity Initiative ( email )

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Chulalongkorn University - Faculty of Medicine ( email )

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Thailand

Geeta Gandhi Kingdon

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Angela W. Little

University of London - Institute of Education ( email )

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Anne Mills

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ( email )

Keppel Street
London, WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

Kim Mulholland

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology ( email )

London
United Kingdom

A. Mwinga

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A. North

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Walaiporn Patcharanarumol

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ( email )

Keppel Street
London, WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

Colin Poulton

University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) ( email )

Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square: College Buildings 541
London, WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom

Viroj Tangcharoensathien

International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health ( email )

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Muang district
Nonthaburi 11000
Thailand

E. Unterhalter

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