The Millennium Development Goals ‎(‎MDGs‎)‎ have generated tremendous discussion in global policy and academic circles‎.‎ On the one hand‎,‎ they have been hailed as the most important initiative ever in international development‎.‎ On the other hand‎,‎ they have been described as a great betrayal of human rights and universal values that has contributed to a depoliticization of development‎.‎ With contributions from scholars from the fields of economics‎,‎ law‎,‎ politics‎,‎ medicine and architecture‎,‎ this volume sets out to disentangle this debate in both theory and practice‎.‎ It critically examines the trajectory of the MDGs‎,‎ the role of human rights in theory and practice‎,‎ and what criteria might guide the framing of the post‎-2015 development agenda‎.‎ The book is essential reading for anyone interested in global agreements on poverty and development‎.‎