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Concept of sustainable development: An evaluation of its usefulness 10 years after Brundtland

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    David Pearce & Giles Atkinson

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    David Pearce & Giles Atkinson

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Pearce, D., Atkinson, G. Concept of sustainable development: An evaluation of its usefulness 10 years after Brundtland. Environ Econ Policy Stud 1, 95–111 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353896

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