Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 227
... continue to make net transfers of resources to creditors at the expense of domestic investment and living standards . By thus muddling through , the banking system does not collapse and most debtors adopt more realistic , market ...
... continue to make net transfers of resources to creditors at the expense of domestic investment and living standards . By thus muddling through , the banking system does not collapse and most debtors adopt more realistic , market ...
Page 229
... continue along this path : · Despite Japan's marked success in increasing output while using the same amount of energy , and smaller improvements in energy effi- ciency in such countries as the United States and Sweden , carbon- dioxide ...
... continue along this path : · Despite Japan's marked success in increasing output while using the same amount of energy , and smaller improvements in energy effi- ciency in such countries as the United States and Sweden , carbon- dioxide ...
Page 230
... continues in many tropical countries , as more people needing land to grow food push back forest frontiers . The ozone hole ... continue on their ten - year journey to the ozone layer to destroy it further and linger for another century ...
... continues in many tropical countries , as more people needing land to grow food push back forest frontiers . The ozone hole ... continue on their ten - year journey to the ozone layer to destroy it further and linger for another century ...
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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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