Editing Millennium Development Goals (section)

=== Success factors ===
Scholars identified six factors that have "enabled or hindered MDG implementation" for particular countries:<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Hickmann |first=Thomas |last2=Biermann |first2=Frank |last3=Spinazzola |first3=Matteo |last4=Ballard |first4=Charlotte |last5=Bogers |first5=Maya |last6=Forestier |first6=Oana |last7=Kalfagianni |first7=Agni |last8=Kim |first8=Rakhyun E. |last9=Montesano |first9=Francesco S. |last10=Peek |first10=Tom |last11=Sénit |first11=Carole‐Anne |last12=van Driel |first12=Melanie |last13=Vijge |first13=Marjanneke J. |last14=Yunita |first14=Abbie |date=2023 |title=Success factors of global goal‐setting for sustainable development: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd.2461 |journal=Sustainable Development |language=en |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=1214–1225 |doi=10.1002/sd.2461 |issn=0968-0802}}</ref> These include ''path dependencies'' ("whether the MDGs are in line with the historical political orientation and tradition of a country"), government ownership of the MDGs, pressure from [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]], availability of financial resources, "administrative capacity and level of economic development", and "support from international or bilateral donors". The researchers found China successful in achieving the MDGs due to its strong administration, economic growth, and effective national strategies, which were well aligned with the MDGs.<ref name=":3" />