Millennium Development Goals

Dear students: in 2000 the UN declared the 8 "Millennium Goals" to be achieved by 2015, in order for the world to be a better place.

Here is the video we showed in class.

You should be familiar with what these 8 goals are, for exam purposes. More importantly, they underscore the importance of a broader-than-money-only definition of development. While some degree of wealth is necessary for development to occur, it is not sufficient on its own.