Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 82
Page 151
... economic troubles of the lost decade of the 1980s , which forced many developing countries to curtail government spend- ing on education , health , and family planning services . An additional reason is that the proportion of women in ...
... economic troubles of the lost decade of the 1980s , which forced many developing countries to curtail government spend- ing on education , health , and family planning services . An additional reason is that the proportion of women in ...
Page 167
... economic climate in which couples will make the decision for themselves that small families are best . Confidence about livelihoods , economic and social security— all that is encompassed in genuine economic development — is a cen- tral ...
... economic climate in which couples will make the decision for themselves that small families are best . Confidence about livelihoods , economic and social security— all that is encompassed in genuine economic development — is a cen- tral ...
Page 170
... economy depends must be guaran- teed . And the economic partners must be satisfied that the basis of exchange is equitable ; relationships that are unequal and based on dominance of one kind or another are not a sound and durable basis ...
... economy depends must be guaran- teed . And the economic partners must be satisfied that the basis of exchange is equitable ; relationships that are unequal and based on dominance of one kind or another are not a sound and durable basis ...
Other editions - View all
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 |
Common terms and phrases
acid action Africa agriculture areas Brundtland Brundtland Commission capita carbon dioxide century CFCs cities climate change Commission conservation consumption Copyright coun crisis debt decade deforestation degradation depletion desertification developing countries developing world Earth Summit Earthscan ecological economic emissions energy enlightened change environment and development environmental ethical Europe Excerpt export family planning fertility fossil fuels global warming governments greenhouse gases human survival impact income increase industrial countries Institute issues kilos land Latin America London ment military million nature nuclear OECD ozone ozone depletion percent planet policies political pollution poor countries population growth poverty problems programs protect reduce René Dubos Reprinted by permission responsibility rich and poor rich countries rise scientists society species sustainable development sustainable living Third World threat tion trade tropical forests United University Press urban waste Western World Bank world population worldwide