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Sustainable development in OECD countries : getting the policies right / prepared by Richard Herd, Boris Cournede and Douglas Sutherland.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable development--Developing countries.
- Sustainable development.
- Developing countries--Economic policy.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Other Title:
- French title on t.p. verso: Developpement durable dans les pays de l'OCDE : mettre au point les politiques publiques
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : OECD, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This publication summarizes the lessons learned from the 30 country reviews of sustainable development that have been published since 2002 as part of OECD economic surveys. It also examines the concrete action that countries have taken to promote sustainable development while concentrating on the results that have been achieved and the efficiency of achieving the results. The publication focuses on major policy areas including the improvement of environmental policies, raising living standards in developing countries, and ensuring sustainable retirement income policies. Numerous tables provide detailed data and sustainable development indicators that have been used to gauge performance and assess costs.--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Achieving environmental objectives in a cost-efficient way
- Attaining social objectives in a cost-efficient way
- Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases
- Reducing air pollutants
- Reducing water pollution and improving natural resource management
- Reducing and improving management of waste
- Policy integration for sustainable development areas.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-35757-6
- 9786610357574
- 92-64-01695-3
- OCLC:
- 475944287
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