This book takes a careful look at the concept of sustainable development. What does it mean? How is it affected by production, consumption and globalisation? How it can be measured, and what can be done to promote it? The OECD produces data, research and policy recommendations on many issues...

Fostering sustainable human development : managing the macro risks of vulnerability / Inge Kaul -- Vulnerability traps and their effects on human development / Rehman Soghan -- The social value of employment and the redistributive imperative for development / Andrew M. Fischer -- Reducing...

Cet ouvrage examine minutieusement le concept de développement durable. Que signifie-t-il ? Quel rôle jouent la mondialisation, la production et la consommation ? Et comment peut-on mesurer et promouvoir le développement durable ? L'OCDE fournit des données, mène des recherches et formule...

The South in the World Economy: Past, Present and Future / Deepak Nayyar -- The Challenge of the South / Khalil Hamdani -- Capabilities and Human Development: Beyond the Individual-- the Critical Role of Social Institutions and Social Competencies / Frances Stewart -- Demography and Human...