17.181 / 17.182 Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy, Spring 2003

Title:	17.181 / 17.182 Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy, Spring 2003
Author:	Choucri, Nazli
Issue Date:	2003-06
Abstract:	Examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of the notion of "sustainable development." Focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries (i.e., aging of populations, sustainable consumption, institutional adjustments, etc.); and of developing states and economies in transition (i.e., managing growth, sustainability of production patterns, pressures of population change, etc.). Explores the sociology of knowledge around sustainability, the economic and technological dimensions and institutional imperatives. Implications for political constitution of economic performance.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35255
Other Identifiers:	17.181-Spring2003
Other Identifiers:	17.181 17.182 IMSCP-MD5-5151a6581c53ccaee92e1e8018750366
Keywords:	consumption, economics, production, sociology, technology, regulation, environment, business, aging, population, countries, developing, development, industrial, industrialized, nations, politics, political, theory, sustainable, public, policy, sustainability, economies, transition, growth, institutions, institutional, trade, international, 17.181, 17.182, Sustainable development, 440501, Public Policy Analysis

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