Institutionalising sustainable development.

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Achieving sustainable development depends on good governance practices, particularly the effective implementation of national sustainable development strategies which integrate government decision-making in the economic, environmental and social spheres. This volume contains recommendations for the true "institutionalization" of sustainable development. Institutionalization will embed the concept in government operations for the long-term and will reduce the vulnerability of sustainable development aims to shorter-term political objectives.--Publisher's description.  Read more... Foreword -- Preface / Kiyo Akasaka and JoAnne DiSano -- Workshop overview and recommendations / Candice Stevens -- PART I. KEYNOTE ADDRESSES. Ch. 1. Advancing sustainable development in Sweden / Mona Sahlin Ch. 2. Leadership for sustainable development / Jim MacNeill Ch. 3. The paradigm of sustainable development / Emil Salim -- PART II. WORKSHOP REPORTS. Ch. 4. Governance structures for national sustainable development strategies / Darren Swanson and Lássló Pintér Ch. 5. Sustainable development governance structures in the European Union / Ingeborg Niestroy Ch. 6. Sustainable development governance in Germany / Guenther Bachmann Ch. 7. Monitoring and reviewing national sustainable development strategies / Barry Dalal-Clayton and Steve Bass Ch. 8. Approaches for evaluating national sustainable development strategies / Clive George and Colin Kirkpatrick Ch. 9. Monitoring the sustainability strategy in Switzerland / Daniel Wachter.