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Introduction

In: Handbook of Sustainable Development

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  • Giles Atkinson
  • Simon Dietz
  • Eric Neumayer
  • Matthew Agarwala

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This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be measured and achieved.

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  • Giles Atkinson & Simon Dietz & Eric Neumayer & Matthew Agarwala, 2014. "Introduction," Chapters, in: Giles Atkinson & Simon Dietz & Eric Neumayer & Matthew Agarwala (ed.), Handbook of Sustainable Development, chapter 1, pages 1-22, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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