A special journal issue on the Millennium Development Goals of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities co-edited by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr with Alicia Yamin was released earlier this month. This special issue publishes the findings of the research project led by the two co-editors: The Power of Numbers: A critical evaluation of MDG goals and targets for human development and human rights. It includes a concept paper and 11 case studies on how global goals can mobilize public attention on important global priorities but also distort development agendas and create new meanings. The collection includes a concept paper by Fukuda-Parr, a paper on the hunger goal by Fukuda-Parr and GPIA alumna Amy Orr, two papers co-authored by GPIA alumnus and NSSR PhD student Joshua Greenstein, and a paper on the urban goal by Michael Cohen.
