Sustainable development: Lost meaning and opportunity?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-27

  Fergus, A H T ^a   Rowney, J I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Habermas; Philosophy; Relationships; Scientific economic paradigm; Sustainable Development; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844534922     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-2927-9     Document Type: Article

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