Five years before the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved in 2015, sustainable development perspectives for the global South have taken a back seat due to the issues faced by developed countries stemming from the financial and economic crisis. However, it is precisely now, during this global transformation phase, that the topic of sustainable development is of outstanding relevance. This volume analyzes the significance and facets of ecological, social, and economic sustainability, highlights structural challenges for sustainable development, and discusses how these can be promoted through international cooperation. Experts, scholars, and practitioners from development cooperation approach individual aspects of this complex topic from various perspectives. In this way, the anthology addresses the most important concepts and the urgency of the matter.