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Rethinking Development: As if the Planet and its People Really Mattered

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Fien, J., Goldney, D., Murphy, T. (2009). Rethinking Development: As if the Planet and its People Really Mattered. In: Fien, J., Maclean, R., Park, MG. (eds) Work, Learning and Sustainable Development. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8194-1_2

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