1st Edition
The Illusion of Progress Unsustainable Development in International Law and Policy
By Alexander Gillespie
Copyright 2001
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Is 'sustainable development' a charade sold to an increasingly misled public? This book presents a wide-ranging, penetrating critique of sustainability and what it actually means. The author argues that despite the rhetoric of socially and environmentally sustainable development and the ever-increasing number of legislative environmental policies, the real issues such as consumption, population... Read more
Introduction * Development * Growth * Markets * Trade * Debt * Aid * Peace * Sovereignty * Conclusion * Notes and References * Index
Biography
Alexander Gillespie is senior lecturer in International law at the University of Waikato, New Zealand and author of Environmental Law, Policy and Ethics.
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