Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 56
... 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 is deliberately discharged by ...
... 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 is deliberately discharged by ...
Page 116
... major reductions in re- sources for defense notwithstanding the disappearance of the old ra- tionale for military budgets and nuclear arsenals . Already the prospect of such reductions has produced claims that a cutback in defense ...
... major reductions in re- sources for defense notwithstanding the disappearance of the old ra- tionale for military budgets and nuclear arsenals . Already the prospect of such reductions has produced claims that a cutback in defense ...
Page 170
... major changes in interna- tional economic relations . " It elaborated in " Our Common Future " as follows : Two conditions must be satisfied before international economic ex- changes can become beneficial for all involved . The ...
... major changes in interna- tional economic relations . " It elaborated in " Our Common Future " as follows : Two conditions must be satisfied before international economic ex- changes can become beneficial for all involved . The ...
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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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