The Sustainable Development Goals set out to change not just the targets of development but its content, systems and processes — inclusive growth, distributive justice, a safe common future. ‘SDGs in South Asia’ by Salahuddin M Aminuzzaman asks how three countries, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, have gone about implementing them, and what concerns have arisen along the way. The book opens with the history that led here — the four UN Development Decades, the MDGs, and SAARC’s development agenda — before turning to the building blocks of the SDGs, the qualitative questions they raise, and an institutional review of how each country has organised itself for the task. Published by Prothoma Prokashon, it is a comparative study for policymakers, development professionals and students.