Transitioning to Strong Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals: 17 (Transitioning to Sustainability) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3038978825 ISBN 13: 9783038978824

Publisher: Mdpi AG, 2020

Synopsis

Transitioning to Strong Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals is an edited volume dedicated to current developments regarding SDG 17 "Partnerships for the Goals". This goal contains preconditions and systemic issues that will facilitate the success of the SDGs in general. Thus, the volume covers conditions, structures, and means to strengthen the SDGs from both the theoretical and practical perspective.

Transitioning to Strong Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals has three main focal points:

1. Theoretical approaches to sustainable partnerships, including public-private partnerships.
2. Different structural aspects for sustainable partnerships, including financial deals with philanthropic initiatives and new financing models as well as new technologies to meet the logistical challenges of development aid.
3. Systemic issues, especially institutional coherence, multi-stakeholder approaches, and challenges of statistics for development.

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About the Author

Dr. Georg von Schnurbein is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and founding director of the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His research focuses on nonprofit governance, financial health of nonprofits, and impact assessment. He serves as member of the editorial board of Nonprofit Management & Leadership and Voluntary Sector Review. Additionally, he is a member of the International Research Advisory Council of the Satell Institute. Georg von Schnurbein holds a master degree and PhD in Business Administration from the University of Fribourg/CH. He also studied political science at the University of Bern. He is the author of various publications on subjects such as foundation management, governance, and nonprofit management.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mdpi AG
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3038978825
• ISBN 13: 9783038978824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 206
• Editor: Von Schnurbein Georg