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BL
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986391
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b740761
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| Title & Author
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Implementing sustainable development : : strategies and initiatives in high consumption societies /\ edited by William M. Lafferty and James R. Meadowcroft.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford, UK ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (xx, 523 pages)
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| ISBN
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0191522279
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: 9780191522277
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0198294360
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0199242011
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9780198294368
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9780199242016
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-498) and index.
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| Contents
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Australia : ecological sustainable development in the national interest / Elim Papadakis -- Canada : from early frontrunner to plodding anchorman / Glen Toner -- Germany : regulation and the precautionary principle / Christiane Beuermann -- Japan : law, technology, and aid / Miranda Schreurs -- The Netherlands : ambitious on goals--ambivalent on action / Marie-Louise van Muijen -- Norway : reluctantly carrying the torch / Oluf Langhelle -- Sweden : progression despite recession / Katarina Eckerberg -- The United Kingdom : from political containment to integrated thinking? / Stephen C. Young -- The United States : 'Sorry--not our problem' / Gary C. Bryner -- The European Union : integration, competition, growth--and sustainability / Susan Baker -- Patterns of governmental engagement / William M. Lafferty and James Meadowcroft -- Concluding perspectives / William M. Lafferty and James Meadowcroft.
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| Abstract
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Examining how governments in the developed industrial world have responded to the challenge of sustainable development, this text shows that the concept has been integrated into governmental idiom in most jurisdictions.
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Economic policy, Case studies.
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Sustainable development, Case studies.
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Développement durable-- Cas, Études de.
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Politique économique-- Cas, Études de.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
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Economic policy.
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Internationaler Vergleich
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Sustainable development.
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Beleidsimplementatie.
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Duurzame ontwikkeling.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.9/27
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| LC Classification
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HC79.E5I5112 2000eb
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| NLM classification
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43.30bcl
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| Added Entry
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Lafferty, William M.,1939-
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Meadowcroft, James.
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