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dc.contributor.authorSisay Asefa-
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-04T07:19:11Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-04T07:19:11Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-88099-320-3-
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/27259-
dc.descriptionSustainable development is the concept of a relationship between economic growth and the environment. The term was first used in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development (also known as the Brundtland Commission for its chair, Gro Harlem Brundtland). In the commission’s report, “Our Common Future,” it de- fined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (World Commission on Environment and De- velopment 1987). Although the term has been around for almost two decades, differing interpretations have kept it from being a useful guide for development policy. However, there is now progress in moving the concept toward a more productive exploration of the relationship be- tween economic development and environmental quality. For example, the International Summit on Sustainable Development that convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, in September 2002 provides some promise along this line-
dc.languageenen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherW.E. Upjohnen_US
dc.subjectDevelopenten_US
dc.titleThe Economics of sustainable developmenten_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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