Advancing the SDGs in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume II: Sustainable Development Challenges (Sustainable Development Goals Series)

This volume, the second in a set of two, focuses on the challenges faced by countries and regions in implementing sustainable development. This volume addresses the obstacles encountered by emerging economies, particularly in areas such as policy implementation, resource mobilization, and institutional barriers. The content takes a critical and analytical approach, offering strategic insights and case studies on how these challenges are being addressed. The chapters cover themes like energy sustainability, gender parity, and foreign direct investment (FDI) and explore strategies like public-private partnerships and socio-ecological resilience. Volume II also looks at how different nations, particularly India, Serbia, and Malaysia, are tackling these challenges and seeks to provide actionable insights on overcoming the difficulties that hinder sustainable development.

While Volume I adopts a more optimistic, solution-oriented tone, showcasing how innovation is already driving sustainable development, Volume II has a problem-solving and critical tone, focusing on the barriers that need to be overcome for sustainability to be fully realized. Volume I is centered on positive examples and the transformative potential of innovative practices, whereas Volume II focuses on the complexities of achieving sustainability and provides strategic solutions for overcoming challenges. Together, the two volumes offer a comprehensive look at the opportunities and challenges in the pursuit of sustainable development.

Dr Pardeep Singh is presently an Assistant professor (Department of Environmental. Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi New Delhi, India). He obtained his master’s degree. From the Department of Environmental Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He obtained his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi. He has published more than 65 papers in international journals He has also edited more than 45 books with various global publishers.

Dr. Shikha Daga is presently an Associate Professor (Department of Commerce, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, INDIA). She has completed her bachelor’s and master’s in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. She completed her M.Phil and PhD from the University of Delhi. She has to her credit fifteen research papers, various chapters in reputed books and has authored 2 books and edited 3 books.

Dr Kiran Yadav is presently an Assistant Professor (Department of Commerce, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India). She has completed her bachelor’s from the University of Delhi and master’s from ICFAI University, Dehradun. She received her doctorate from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana. She has published nine research papers in various journals and one book.

Phuong-Mai Nguyen is the Associate Professor of the International School, Vietnam National University Hanoi. She obtained her MBA from the National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in Taiwan. In addition, she gained her Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University Hanoi, and a post-doctoral fellowship at Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea. She has over 20 years of experience in teaching and doing research in the field of management. Her research interests include sustainable development, consumer behaviors, corporate governance, and entrepreneurship. She has a variety of publications in prestigious journals and books.