Years on from the 1987 Brundtland Report, it has become clear that formidable challenges confront policy makers who have publicly stated their commitment to the goal of sustainable development. This text provides an account of the progress made in fleshing out these issues

"This book focuses on intergenerational equity - the fairness to provide an at least as favorable standard of living as experienced today - and the contemporary trends in intergenerational responsibility in the private sectors"--