03070nam 2200589Ia 450 991096915230332120251116153506.0019152227997801915222770-19-152227-997866119438061-281-94380-00-19-159973-5(MiAaPQ)EBC7034567(CKB)24235117100041(MiAaPQ)EBC3052757(Au-PeEL)EBL3052757(CaPaEBR)ebr10272901(CaONFJC)MIL194380(OCoLC)310754348(Au-PeEL)EBL7034567(OCoLC)507230368(EXLCZ)992423511710004120000510d2000 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImplementing sustainable development strategies and initiatives in high consumption societies /edited by William M. Lafferty and James R. Meadowcroft1st ed.Oxford, UK ;New York Oxford University Pressc2000xx, 523 p9780199242016 Includes bibliographical references (p. [460]-498) and index.Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. AUSTRALIA: ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST -- 3. CANADA: FROM EARLY FRONTRUNNER TO PLODDING ANCHORMAN -- 4. GERMANY: REGULATION AND THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE -- 5. JAPAN: LAW, TECHNOLOGY, AND AID -- 6. THE NETHERLANDS: AMBITIOUS ON GOALS-AMBIVALENT ON ACTION -- 7. NORWAY: RELUCTANTLY CARRYING THE TORCH -- 8. SWEDEN: PROGRESSION DESPITE RECESSION -- 9. THE UNITED KINGDOM: FROM POLITICAL CONTAINMENT TO INTEGRATED THINKING? -- 10. THE UNITED STATES: 'SORRY-NOT OUR PROBLEM' -- 11. THE EUROPEAN UNION: INTEGRATION, COMPETITION, GROWTH-AND SUSTAINABILITY -- 12. PATTERNS OF GOVERNMENTAL ENGAGEMENT -- 13. CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVES -- Consolidated Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.This book examines how governments in industrialised countries have engaged with the challenge of sustained development over the past decade. Analysis of initiatives undertaken by nine national governments and the European Union reveal important differences in the ways the international commitment to sustainable development has been received.Economic policyCase studiesSustainable developmentCase studiesEconomic policySustainable development338.9/27Lafferty1859805Lafferty William M.1939-526907Meadowcroft James898413MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969152303321Implementing sustainable development4464017UNINA