"Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved considerable economic growth, yet the region still faces many seemingly intractable problems. The conventional wisdom in development agencies - that prioritization is impossible and that everything must be done - is simply not...

"Policy makers across the globe, and especially within the transatlantic arena, are faced with and enormous challenge -- the sustainability challenge. Building upon the growing presence of sustainability as a topic in natural science and ecological movements, this volume addresses the topic from...