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Industrial Development for the 21st Century: Sustainable Development Perspectives

By United Nations

Book information

Publisher
United Nations
Year
2007
ISBN
9211045649, 9789211045642, 9781429497404
Open Library ID
OL12893731M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1658313 bytes)
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
432\433
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In 2005 the United Nations Member States reiterated that sustainable development is a key element of the overarching framework for United Nations activities, in particular for achieving the internationally agreed goals, including those in the Millennium Declaration. This book highlights key challenges for developing countries and how effectively and with what sort of policies different countries have responded to them. The volume examines industrial development as central to the process of structural transformation which characterizes economic development. It points to new challenges and opportunities facing todays industrialisers as a result of globalization, technological change and new international trade rules. It also discusses social and environmental aspects of industrial development.

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