Institutional Change for Sustainable Development

Taking their concept of sustainable development from the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Connor and Dovers (both of the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National U.) explore a series of case studies of institutional reform for sustainable development, seeking to identify positive principles for future change. The case studies include examinations of the environmental policies of the European Union, the legislative reforms stemming from New Zealand's Resource Management Act of 1991, the establishment of a number of National Councils for Sustainable Development and similar bodies around the world, and property rights based policy reforms. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)