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The Brundtland Report argued for sustainable development as a guiding ' Leitmotiv'in economics and politics . ... Sustainable development requires unprecedented multilateral cooperation ; political unilateralism and economic short ...
The Brundtland Report argued for sustainable development as a guiding ' Leitmotiv'in economics and politics . ... Sustainable development requires unprecedented multilateral cooperation ; political unilateralism and economic short ...
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Not even the developing countries , though buffeted by economic forces and political pressure , will meekly submit to the “ pax Americana . ” In an inversion of roles , they will work for a more democratic world , sensing old dangers in ...
Not even the developing countries , though buffeted by economic forces and political pressure , will meekly submit to the “ pax Americana . ” In an inversion of roles , they will work for a more democratic world , sensing old dangers in ...
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Besides the democratization of Eastern Europe , political progress in Latin America , southern Asia , and increasingly , Africa , is eloquent testimony to the speed and effectiveness with which powerful ideas can spread in certain parts ...
Besides the democratization of Eastern Europe , political progress in Latin America , southern Asia , and increasingly , Africa , is eloquent testimony to the speed and effectiveness with which powerful ideas can spread in certain parts ...
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis book addresses the question: "If the development of the quarter of the world's people who are now rich has brought us all so close to the limits of sustainable living on Earth, how is the ... Read full review
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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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