Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms
In 2000, the international community agreed on a set of poverty-reduction and human-development targets—the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—to be achieved by 2015. Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a source of funds for the developing world; however, the amount is not sufficient to cover...
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| description | In 2000, the international community agreed on a set of poverty-reduction and human-development targets—the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—to be achieved by 2015. Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a source of funds for the developing world; however, the amount is not sufficient to cover the yearly $50 billion needed to meet the goals. To complement ODA, innovative financing mechanisms have been explored. Among others, the idea of a Tobin tax is again being debated. Another mechanism that has been tested since 1 July 2006 is the air-ticket tax. This paper summarises the current trends in ODA and describes how these mechanisms work. |
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| spelling | sunway-352012-10-15T06:40:41Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/35/ Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms Tourres, Marie-Aimee * HB Economic Theory HC Economic History and Conditions In 2000, the international community agreed on a set of poverty-reduction and human-development targets—the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—to be achieved by 2015. Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a source of funds for the developing world; however, the amount is not sufficient to cover the yearly $50 billion needed to meet the goals. To complement ODA, innovative financing mechanisms have been explored. Among others, the idea of a Tobin tax is again being debated. Another mechanism that has been tested since 1 July 2006 is the air-ticket tax. This paper summarises the current trends in ODA and describes how these mechanisms work. Sunway University College 2006 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/35/1/marie3.pdf Tourres, Marie-Aimee * (2006) Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms. Sunway Academic Journal, 3. pp. 49-59. |
| spellingShingle | HB Economic Theory HC Economic History and Conditions Tourres, Marie-Aimee * Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms |
| title | Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms |
| title_full | Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms |
| title_fullStr | Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms |
| title_short | Financing the Millennium Development Goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms |
| title_sort | financing the millennium development goals : a note on two innovative mechanisms |
| topic | HB Economic Theory HC Economic History and Conditions |
| url | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/35/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/35/1/marie3.pdf |