World Public Sector Report 2018 | Public Institutions

Working Together: Integration, Institutions and the Sustainable Development Goals

The World Public Sector Report 2018 (WPSR 2018) examines how governments, public institutions and public administration can foster integrated approaches to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report examines key challenges and opportunities for integrated approaches from the perspective of public administration, highlighting experiences from past decades both at the sectoral and cross-sectoral levels. It also examines how governments across the world have chosen to address existing interlinkages among the SDGs, and the implications of this for public administration and public institutions. The report thus aims to produce a comprehensive empirical analysis of policy integration for the SDGs at the national level, with a view to drawing lessons on how emerging initiatives aiming to policy and institutional integration might lead to long-term success in achieving the SDGs, in different developmental and governance contexts. Arguments made in the report are illustrated by concrete examples in relation to SDG goals, targets or clusters thereof. The report is built around two structuring dimensions: first, the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals as an integrated and indivisible set of goals and targets; and second, the role of the government and public service, including the institutional aspect, in fostering sustainable development.

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WPSR 2018 Chapter Briefs

Chapter 1: “Integrated approaches for implementing the SDGs: the role of public institutions and public administration" [English] [French] [Spanish]
Chapter 2: “Horizontal integration in the context of SDG implementation" [English] [French] [Spanish]
Chapter 3: “Vertical integration for the implementation of the SDGs” [English] [French] [Spanish]
Chapter 4: “Engagement with non-State actors for integrated implementation of the SDGs” [English] [French] [Spanish]
Chapter 5: “Integrated approaches to international migration: policy and institutional perspectives" [English] [French] [Spanish]
Chapter 6: “Integrated approaches to health and well-being” [English] [French] [Spanish]
Chapter 7: “Realizing the SDGs in post-conflict situations: Challenges for the State” [English] [French] [Spanish]