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Towards Sustainable Development
On the Goals of Development - and the Conditions of Sustainability
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Towards Sustainable Development
On the Goals of Development - and the Conditions of Sustainability
About this book
The book brings together twelve original essays on the meaning and implications of sustainable development. The collection assesses the theoretical debate over the concept of sustainable development, and looks at the unique experiment in applying this practically which has taken place in Norway to discover how the concept can illuminate practical policy across a wide range of fields. Topics covered include sustainable development as a global ethics; the concept of need; global and generational equity; the limits of nature; implications for economics; and the role of technology. The editors outline the logic of the approach and draw together the implications of the individual studies for a more focused and consistent application of the concept.
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Yes, you can access Towards Sustainable Development by Oluf Langhelle, W. Lafferty in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Development Economics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes on the Contributors
- 1 Sustainable Development as Concept and Norm
- 2 A Global Ethic of Sustainability?
- 3 On Needs - a Central Concept in the Brundtland Report
- 4 Sustainable Development, State Sovereignty and International Justice
- 5 Sustainability, Morality and Future Generations
- 6 The Limits of Nature
- 7 Nature, Market and Ignorance: Can Development Be Managed?
- 8 Sustainable Development: Caught between National Sovereignty and International Challenges
- 9 Economic Analysis of Sustainability
- 10 Economic Initiatives and Sustainable Development: an Assessment of Possibilities and Limitations
- 11 The 'Technology Factor' in Sustainable Development
- 12 Future Challenges of Sustainable Development
- Bibliography
- Index