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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Cosimo Beverelli, Jürgen Kurtz, European University Institute, Florence, Damian Raess
  • Book: International Trade, Investment, and the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Published online: 18 September 2020
  • Print publication: 01 October 2020, pp 1-12
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    In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a global effort under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) to tackle poverty, climate change and violence while promoting more equal, inclusive and prosperous societies. They agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 ambitious SDG targets covering all areas of human development and the environment to guide development efforts through the 2030 time horizon. The SDGs represent a fundamentally distinctive approach to development that moves away from a narrow perspective on economic development to an integrative agenda that simultaneously pursues ecological, social and economic goals (Stevens and Kanie 2016).

International Trade, Investment, and the Sustainable Development Goals
  • International Trade, Investment, and the Sustainable Development Goals
  • World Trade Forum
  • Edited by Cosimo Beverelli, Jürgen Kurtz, Damian Raess
  • Published online: 18 September 2020
  • Print publication: 01 October 2020
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    In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a distinctive approach to development that moves away from a narrow perspective on economic development to an integrative agenda that simultaneously pursues ecological, social and economic goals. Trade and foreign investment are important economic vectors through which many of these goals can be achieved. Much depends, however, on whether and how SDGs are incorporated in international trade and investment agreements, and in private or public sector initiatives. Policymakers are also confronted with the interdependence of the SDGs which raises difficult trade-offs between various Goals. The contributions in this book explore the penetration and trade-offs of the SDGs, drawing on a multi-disciplinary approach incorporating insights from economists, lawyers and political scientists. The book offers a valuable guide for scholars and policy makers in identifying and evaluating the complex challenges related to sustainable development.

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