Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 126
... century later , where grinding need is still the lot of millions : In the village I went to , only one family out of ... century international poverty has been as national poverty was throughout most of the eighteenth century , a matter ...
... century later , where grinding need is still the lot of millions : In the village I went to , only one family out of ... century international poverty has been as national poverty was throughout most of the eighteenth century , a matter ...
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... century wisdom has a twentieth - century relevance to the environment . How do you convince the poor that they must join in saving the planet if you say nothing about saving themselves ? To eliminate the poor was no option in the ...
... century wisdom has a twentieth - century relevance to the environment . How do you convince the poor that they must join in saving the planet if you say nothing about saving themselves ? To eliminate the poor was no option in the ...
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... century , when the urban popu- lation was 30 percent of world population , and at the start of the century , when it was a mere 15 percent . The increase in the number of city dwellers has been staggering : from 730 million in 1950 to 2 ...
... century , when the urban popu- lation was 30 percent of world population , and at the start of the century , when it was a mere 15 percent . The increase in the number of city dwellers has been staggering : from 730 million in 1950 to 2 ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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