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Sustainable Economic Development
Brundtland Commission
Conventional Economic Development Strategies
History: Post WWII International Development Assistance
Conventional Econ. Develop. Assist. Programs
Appropriateness of Development Programs?
Pitfalls of Development Programs
Structural Adjustment Plans (SAPs)
Description of SAPs
Export-Orientation of SAPs
Effect of Conventional Econ. Develop. Programs
Brundtland Commission Finding
Export-Promotion Hypothesis
Structural Adjustment Loans (SALs)
Envisioning Sustainable Development (SD)
Earth Charter Principles--Highlights
Competing Theories of SD
Weak-Form Sustainability--Concept
Strong-Form Sustainability--Concept
Arguments for Strong-Form Sustainability
Practical Policy Implications
Measurement Methods
Backgrounding: National Income Accounting
Limitations of Conventional GDP Accounting
Indicators of Weak-Form Sustainability
Weak-Form Indicators: Genuine Savings
Weak-Form Indicators: ISEW
Weak-Form Indicators: GPI
GPI Adjustment Factors
Indicators, Strong-Form Sustainability
Case Studies