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In that year , there were twelve major accidents involving oil spills around the world . Genuine accidents are , at worst , the result of negligence . What can be said of the fact that each year more than one million metric tons of oil ...
In that year , there were twelve major accidents involving oil spills around the world . Genuine accidents are , at worst , the result of negligence . What can be said of the fact that each year more than one million metric tons of oil ...
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The military - industrial complexes , particularly those in Western countries , can be expected to resist major reductions in resources for defense notwithstanding the disappearance of the old rationale for military budgets and nuclear ...
The military - industrial complexes , particularly those in Western countries , can be expected to resist major reductions in resources for defense notwithstanding the disappearance of the old rationale for military budgets and nuclear ...
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IN ADDRESSING the role of the international economy in securing our common future , the Brundtland Report made the basic point that “ the pursuit of sustainability requires major changes in international economic relations .
IN ADDRESSING the role of the international economy in securing our common future , the Brundtland Report made the basic point that “ the pursuit of sustainability requires major changes in international economic relations .
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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