| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| SECTION I | MDG- ACHIEVEMENTS AND THE ROAD SO FAR | | |
| Millennium Development goals and Developing Countries : A Overview | Dalia Dey and KasturiNandi | 3 |
| Millennium Developing Goals and International Institutions | Nirupama Nagar | 20 |
| Employment and Millenium, Developmental Goals : Analytics of the Linkage in the Context of an Accelerated efforts to achieve the MDGs | A R. Khan | 37 |
| How IWRM will Contribute to Achieving the MDGs | Mike Muller | 62 |
| Achieving Millennium Development Goals: The Promise of Microfinance | | 75 |
| Millennium Development Goals : China's progress | | 84 |
| Costing MDG Achievement in Peru and Policy Implications : A Play in three Acts | Gustavo Yamada | 101 |
| Millennium Development Goals: Towards Achieving Welfare | Subir Ghosh | 111 |
| SECTION II | MDG- CHALLENGES AND THE ROAD AHEAD | | |
| The Millennium Development Goals : How Realistic are They? | Michiel keyzer | 131 |
| The Costs of Attaining the Millennium Development Goals | | 141 |
| Sustainable Pathways to Attain the Millennium Development Goals : Assessing the Role of Water, Energy and Sanitation | Johan Rockstrom, ARno Rosemarin, Ian Caldwell | 153 |
| In Sight, But Not Yet Within Reach | Zia Qureshi | 165 |
| Population Growth-Impact on the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals | Catherine Budgett-meakin | 173 |
