Description: Governance for Sustainable DevelopmentThe Challenge of Adapting Form to Function Author(s): William M. Lafferty Format: Paperback Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 9781845428570, 978-1845428570 Synopsis This book is an original study of the challenge of implementing sustainable development in Western democracies. It highlights the obstacles which sustainable development presents for strategic governance and critically examines how these problems can best be overcome in a variety of different political [url] renowned international contributors, including leading policy experts, try to identify the forms of governance necessary to realize the functions of sustainable development. With the help of detailed case studies, they document and analyze specific governance mechanisms for pursuing and achieving this aim. They move on to offer clearly formulated conclusions on the relationship between the demands of sustainable development and the current norms and practices of Western democracy. The book also raises the fundamental question of whether change can ever be achieved if the overriding goal of development is not firmly stated as 'sustainability' rather than 'business as usual'. This book offers a balanced focus on the difficulties and successes of promoting sustainable development through strategic governance. It will be of particular relevance to those interested in the institutional mechanisms of governance and policy implementation. The book will also appeal to scholars and students of political science, organizational studies and business administration, and policymakers and NGOs directly involved in the task of implementing sustainable development.
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Book Title: Governance for Sustainable Development
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Name: Governance for Sustainable Development: the Challenge of Adapting Form to Function
Language: English
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing LTD
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: Sustainability
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Author: William M. Lafferty
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
