"The book [...] examines the dedicated policies targeting the SDGs, as well as political and institutional drivers of synergies and trade-offs between the SDGs in selected key areas – both cross-nationally and in specific country contexts. Their analysis moves beyond the focus on links between SDG indicators and targets. Instead, the book takes advantage of recent evidence from the initial implementation phase of the SDGs and each chapter explores the question of which political-institutional prerequisites, governance mechanisms and policy instruments are suited to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs. The findings presented are intended to both inform high-level policy debates and to provide orientation for practitioners working on development cooperation." (Publisher description)
1 Governing the Interlinkages between the SDGs: Approaches, Opportunities and Challenges / Anita Breuer, Daniele Malerba, Srinivasa Srigiri, Pooja Balasubramanian, 1
2 Scientific Approaches to SDG Interactions Analyses: The State of Play / Therese Bennich, Nina Weitz, Henrik Carlsen, 16
3 The Role of Good Governance in Reducing poverty and Inequality: Evidence from a scoping review of interlinkages between SDGs 16, 10, and 1 / Cameron Allen, Anita Breuer, Julia Kercher, Pooja Balasubramanian, Julia Leininger, Arvinn Gadgil, 30
4 Governance mechanisms for coherent and effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda: A Cross-national Comparison of Government SDG Bodies / Anita Breuer, Julia Leininger, Daniele Malerba, 51
5 A Metagovernance Approach to Multilevel Governance and Vertical Coordination for the SDGs / Louis Meuleman, 71
6 Trade-offs and SDG Politics in South American Agrifood Governance: The risks from cherry-picking / Karen M. Siegel, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, 90
7 Governance of the Water-Land-Food Nexus for Integrated Achievement of the 2030 Agenda: The case of Lower Awash River Basin, Ethiopia / Srinivasa Srigiri, Waltina Scheumann, 106
8 Implementing the 2030 Agenda under Resource Scarcity: The Case of WEF Nexus Governance in Azraq/Jordan / Ines Dombrowsky, 124
9 To Grow or Not to Grow? Revisiting Economic Growth as a Sustainable Development Goal in Light of the Degrowth Debate / Daniele Malerba, Yannick Oswald, 140
10 Gender and Education / Sarah Khan, 158
11 Modelling the Interaction Between Climate Mitigation and Income Inequality: The use of Integrated Assessment Models and the case of India / Johannes Emmerling, Daniele Malerba, 174
12 Poverty, Inequality, and Growth: The East Asian experience / Pooja Balasubramanian, 192
13 A Decision-Making Tool for Systems Thinking in SDG Implementation: Experiences from Sweden's Voluntary National Review 2021 / Henrik Carlsen, Nina Weitz, Therese Bennich, 211
Conclusions / Anita Breuer, Daniele Malerba, Pooja Balasubramanian, Srinivasa Srigiri, 225