Coordination, Challenges, and Innovations in 19 National Sustainable Development Strategies

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2047-2063

  Volkery, Axel ^a   Swanson, Darren ^b   Jacob, Klaus ^c   Bregha, Francois ^d   Pintér, László ^b  

^a EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c Environmental Policy Research Centre   (Germany)

^d Stratos Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

developing and developed countries; model of strategic management; sustainable development strategies; tool box

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; NATIONAL ECONOMY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33750633072     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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