Development Asia--Beyond the MDGs : November 2013.

Cover -- Contents -- SPECIAL REPORT : BEYOND THE MDGs -- Setting the Agenda -- A global conversation is laying the groundwork for a new era in development -- The Birth of SDGs: How one woman's big idea energized the new development agenda -- Asia's Unfinished Agenda: MDG report card visualized -- Turning to Technology: The challenge of tech transfer -- Poverty Endgame: Erasing extreme poverty -- Opinion: Bill Gates: The power of data -- Breeding Success: Turning remittances into businesses -- Rice Shock: Food price spikes can strike suddenly -- Overdue Antidote: Indonesia's health reforms could be just the tonic -- DEPARTMENTS -- Situation Report -- On The Record -- On The Web -- Review -- Development Agenda -- FEATURES -- The Right Stuff: One man's journey to a skilled job illustrates Asia's retraining challenge -- Unstable Staples: Rising food prices hit the poor -- Black &amp -- White -- Q&amp -- A: The UN Secretary-General discusses his vision for the new development goals -- More Ebb Than Flow: Easing Asia's water woes.

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