From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals

Kobena T. Hanson is CEO of Strategic Outlooks, a research consultancy & advisory firm in Ghana, and a Knowledge Management Consultant to African Development Bank (AfDB). Korbla P. Puplampu is in the Department of Sociology at Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada. Timothy M. Shaw is Faculty Fellow, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance; McCormack Graduate School, UMB.

• Chapter 1 – MDGs to SDGs: African Development Challenges and ProspectsChapter 2 – The African State and Development Initiatives: The Role of Good Governance in the Realization of the MDGs and SDGsChapter 3 – Conflict and Sustainable Development Goals in AfricaChapter 4 – From MDGs to SDGs: The Policy and Institutional Dynamics of African AgricultureChapter 5 – South-South Cooperation, SDGs, and Africa’s development: A Study of China’s Development Intervention in Ghana Chapter 6 – Natural Resource Governance & Sustainable Development in Africa: Are We There Yet?Chapter 7 – Does the Sophistication of Exports matter in Sustaining Growth in Middle-income African Countries?Chapter 8 – The Internet of Things and Sharing Economy: Harnessing the Possibilities for Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals Chapter 9 – Environment and Climate Change in Africa in an Era of Sustainable Development Goals Chapter 10 – Crystalizing Africa Rising Narrative with Sustainable Development

"In exploring the international development community’s expanded the focus from MDGs to SDGs, this timely and well-written book offers a refreshing look at the synergies between the SDGs and Africa’s own development agenda and stresses the critical role that African leaders can play in achieving the SDGs." - Francis Owusu, Professorand Chair of the Department of Community & Regional Planning, Iowa State University."As an African researcher and educationist who lives on the continent, I believe "From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals" will be a point of reference for many years to come. The book is a brilliant piece of work in which the informed contributors give great thoughts for Africa’s positive way forward. It suggests practices that will shape the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa and brings unimaginable prospects in Africa closer in time and space. I highly recommend this comprehensive and well-reasoned contribution to the world." - Professor Hany Besada, Deputy Executive Director, Diamond Development Initiative.