Foreword

Since the eruption of the financial crisis in 2008, much of the public debate has focused, after decades of silence, on development economics: how to sustain growth, create lasting jobs, generate incomes and enable the accumulation of wealth, thus eradicating the scourge of poverty and preventing social polarization and fragmentation. The rising number of unemployed people in industrialized economies, the unrest in the streets of Northern Africa, the increasingly vocal demands from voters in emerging economies and the discussion towards a new international agenda for development, all point in the same direction – at the central role that productive activities and jobs have in the life of individuals and countries.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure