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Towards Sustainable Development in Industry? - Reports from Seven Developing and Transition Economies (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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Towards Sustainable Development in Industry? - Reports from Seven Developing and Transition Economies (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken
the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of
industry on sustainable development. In this original and
insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech
Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and Zimbabwe - countries which
all have designated national sustainable development strategies -
report on the extent to which recent changes in industrial,
environmental and technology policies have more closely aligned
industrial development with the aims of sustainable development.
For each country, the authors critically assess a number of
important topics including, amongst others, broad trends in
sustainable development; policies for promoting growth of the
manufacturing sector; policies and institutions for (industrial)
environmental management; efforts to encourage the use of
environmentally sound technologies; obstacles to enhancing the
contribution of manufacturing to sustainable development; and
priorities for future action. The results prove disappointing and
reveal that none of the seven countries has yet achieved the degree
of policy integration that could be characterised as an industrial
component of a national sustainable development strategy. Compared
to ten years ago, industry in only two of the seven countries
(China and the Czech Republic) is making any substantial
contribution to socio-economic development whilst attempting to
reduce its negative effects on the environment. However, the
country reports do identify some positive steps that have been
taken and that other countries might adopt in their efforts to
enhance the impacts of industry on sustainable development. This
book charts the progress towards sustainable development of seven
developing and transition economies and the consequences of
industry on this objective. The realistic assessment of the
advances which have been made will be of particular benefit and
interest to practitioners of economic development, industrial
economics and environmental management.
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