Inequality and Policy Choices for Sustainable Development
We have argued that sustainable development is essentially about reducing inequalities over time and across generations without affecting the wellbeing of the current generation in any adverse way. The most commonly used definition of sustainable development is due to Brundtland (World Commission on Environment and Development 1987), which states that it is about meeting the needs of the future generations without reducing the ability of the current generation to meet its own needs. Translating this definition into a practically usable proposition is difficult for a number of reasons. For instance, the perception of the needs of a society varies from individual to individual. ...
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