MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE, POLICY COHERENCE AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Keywords:
Sustainable Development Goals, implementation mechanisms, multi-level governance, policy coherence, institutional capacity, Voluntary National Reviews, monitoring frameworks, SDG financing, public administration, stakeholder participation.Abstract
The effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals demands not only the articulation of ambitious national targets but the construction of robust, coherent, and adaptive governance mechanisms capable of translating normative commitments into operational reality across complex multi-level governmental systems, diverse institutional contexts, and rapidly changing social and economic environments. This article investigates the theoretical foundations and empirical performance of SDG implementation mechanisms, analysing the multi-level governance architectures, policy coherence frameworks, institutional capacity requirements, monitoring and accountability systems, and financing instruments that collectively determine whether SDG commitments produce genuine developmental transformation or remain declarations without operational consequence.
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