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| A Brief History:Before the Earth Summit | |
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| The Earth Summit and After | |
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| Effectiveness of Policies | |
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| Moving Ahead.Chronology | |
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| References | |
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| Resources and Environment:Source and Sink Problems | |
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| Changes in Natural Resources | |
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| Changes in Environment | |
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| Climate Change | |
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| Desertification | |
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| Biodiversity | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Sustainable Development: Interpretations:Biogeophysical and Ecological Aspects | |
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| Economic Approaches | |
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| Economic Growth and Sustainability | |
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| Irreversibility and Nonlinearity | |
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| The Precautionary Principle | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Managing Global Commons:Global Commons | |
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| Global Warming Potential | |
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| Economics of the Greenhouse Effect | |
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| Greenhouse Gas Emissions Policies | |
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| Economics of Green Tax | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Appendix: Economic Models for Green Taxes | |
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| References | |
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| Poverty and Environment:Poverty, Prosperity and the Environment | |
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| Trends in Poverty | |
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| Poverty Reduction and Sustainability | |
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| Structural Adjustments and Public Finance | |
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| Policy Alternatives and Political Economy | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Valuing Resources and Future:Valuing Environmental Resources | |
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| Market and Non-Market Valuations | |
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| Net National Product and Sustainability | |
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| Technical Progress and Sustainability | |
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| Changes in Preferences and Discounting | |
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| Choosing Discount Factors | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Appendix: Models for Net National Product and Sustainability | |
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| References | |
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| Green Accounting:Assessing Environmental Costs | |
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| Green National Accounts | |
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| Integrated Economic and Environmental Accounting | |
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| Indicators for Sustainability | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Debt, Trade and Environment:Internal Debt and Sustainability | |
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| External Debt and Trade | |
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| Debt and Environment | |
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| Trade and Environment | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Governance and Private Sector:Markets and the Environment | |
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| Regulations and Compliance Incentives | |
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| Private Investment and Sustainability | |
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| Mechanisms for Private Financing | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| International Institutions:Global Policy Institutions | |
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| External Financing and Institutions | |
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| Local Knowledge, Resources and Institutions | |
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| International Institutional Mechanisms | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Policy Framework:Objectives | |
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| Methods of Operation | |
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| National and Local Policies | |
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| International Policies | |
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| Directions for the Future | |
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| References | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Statistical Information | |
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| Additional Bibliography | |