Achieving UN sustainable development goal 8 : economic growth and decent work for all / edited by Lotta Dellve, Sharon Fonn, Gunnar Kohlin and Katrin Skagert.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 -- 1 The potential for academia to contribute to achievement of SDG 8: sustainable economic growth and decent work for all -- 2 Sustainable economic growth: a critical assessment of Target 8.1 -- 3 Productivity, employment, and structural transformation in the face of the climate crisis: the case of South Africa -- 4 Implementing policies for decent work and economic growth: the role of sustainable human resources management -- 5 Improving resource efficiency: technical progress urgently needed for sustainability -- 6 Decent work over the course of a life: a critical evaluation of Target 8.5 as exemplified by senior workers -- 7 Unlocking young people’s potential through active inclusion? Battling youth unemployment in Sweden and beyond -- 8 Child labour: causes, policies, and challenges to achieving Target 8.7 -- 9 Safe work environments: inequality in occupational disorders and the rights of compensation for migrant workers -- 10 Sustainable tourism: a critical assessment of Target 8.9
Part 2 -- 11 The integration of decent work into a selection of university degree programs and beyond: reflections on European and African experiences -- 12 Academic capacity development for achieving SDG 8: capacity needs assessments and educational implications -- 13 Approaching the interrelated challenges in SDG 8 with academic tools -- Index

"This book brings together knowledge on how to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8, to bring societal change through sustainable economic growth and decent work for all by 2030. At its core is the great challenge of achieving economic growth without compromising the environment, while ensuring respect for fundamental human rights, and in particular the right to employment with equal and safe work conditions. This book provides a critical analysis of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 in the 2030 Agenda, its targets and indicators, to reveal biases, tensions and contradictions that need to be addressed to achieve this goal and to guide policymaking. The role and potential of academia to contribute to achieving this SDG is scrutinized. Chapters examine and assess specific targets for SDG 8, which includes policies, resource efficiency, youth employment, child labour and sustainable tourism. Higher education institutions' tools for capacity building are presented, examining how education and academic research can play a role in achieving the SDG 8 targets. Overall, this book offers a synthesis of how research and higher education can make a difference in achieving a complex SDG. This book will be of great interest to academics and professionals working on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and can be used as a policymaking guide for 2030 and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.