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Sustainable Development: OECD Policy Approaches for the 21st Century
Sustainable Development OECD Policy Approaches for the 21st Century Author:OECD, Edited by Marilyn Yakowitz Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, sustainability has emerged as an overarching policy goal in the OECD Secretariat and in its Member countries. Real progress depends on the integration of environmental and social goals with economic ones. This publication provides an overview and analysis of trends and identifies policy gaps and trad... more »e-offs that have been encountered and points to future options. The authors document positive trends which have emerged signalling greater sustainability, as well as areas where progress has proved more elusive. While the main focus is on the OECD region, expanding linkages - among all countries and regions - form an important part of the story. The coverage of this volume reflects OECD's divers subject matter expertise and some of the interdisciplinary synergies that the Organization can generate. Part I of this two part volume concentrates on socio-economic issues, including the integration of economic and the environment changing production and consumption patterns assessing environmental performance development cooperation and the evolution of aid agencies since Rio. Part II takes an in-depth look at nine sectoral issues including energy, transport, agriculture, toxic chemicals, climate change, nuclear energy, urbanization, biotechnology, and education.« less