Governance for Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Adapting Form to Function - Couverture souple

 
9781845428570: Governance for Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Adapting Form to Function
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ISBN 10 : 1845428579 ISBN 13 : 9781845428570
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

This book is an original study of the challenge of implementing sustainable development in Western democracies. It highlights the obstacles which sustainable development presents for strategic governance and critically examines how these problems can best be overcome in a variety of different political contexts.

The renowned international contributors, including leading policy experts, try to identify the forms of governance necessary to realize the functions of sustainable development. With the help of detailed case studies, they document and analyze specific governance mechanisms for pursuing and achieving this aim. They move on to offer clearly formulated conclusions on the relationship between the demands of sustainable development and the current norms and practices of Western democracy. The book also raises the fundamental question of whether change can ever be achieved if the overriding goal of development is not firmly stated as 'sustainability' rather than 'business as usual'.

This book offers a balanced focus on the difficulties and successes of promoting sustainable development through strategic governance. It will be of particular relevance to those interested in the institutional mechanisms of governance and policy implementation. The book will also appeal to scholars and students of political science, organizational studies and business administration, and policymakers and NGOs directly involved in the task of implementing sustainable development.

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À propos de l?auteur

Edited by William M. Lafferty, Director, Programme for Research and Documentation for a Sustainable Society (ProSus), Norway and Professor of Strategic Research for Sustainable Development, Centre for Clean Technology and Environmental Policy (CSTM), University of Twente, the Netherlands

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845428579
ISBN 13 
9781845428570
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
400
Éditeur
Lafferty William M.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1843767694 ISBN 13 :  9781843767695
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2004
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