Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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... progress : It has decidedly not been progress for most human beings . The material progress of which we are most proud is enjoyed by only a few and , in some respects at least , at the expense of the many . While all of humanity has ...
... progress : It has decidedly not been progress for most human beings . The material progress of which we are most proud is enjoyed by only a few and , in some respects at least , at the expense of the many . While all of humanity has ...
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... progress of rich countries and the lack of progress of poor ones and all the gradations in between . Failures and inadequacies in development have produced environmen- tal degradation that now threatens the planet and life on it . What ...
... progress of rich countries and the lack of progress of poor ones and all the gradations in between . Failures and inadequacies in development have produced environmen- tal degradation that now threatens the planet and life on it . What ...
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... progress . The discussions resulting from this call , the North - South dialogue , received some impetus from OPEC's initial success in raising the price of oil . Developing countries were encouraged by OPEC's use of collec- tive ...
... progress . The discussions resulting from this call , the North - South dialogue , received some impetus from OPEC's initial success in raising the price of oil . Developing countries were encouraged by OPEC's use of collec- tive ...
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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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