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“Sustainable development” constitutes a new, and as yet little analysed semantic element in the discourse of economists and environmentalists. Beyond the broad consensus which has evolved around this notion, the various currents and schools of thought are competing to establish which theory will prove best adapted to explicate the concept and to render its contents usable.
I wish to express my thanks to Martin O’Connor for his encouragement and comments. Thanks also to Miriam O’Connor and Anne Heynes who did the English translation.
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Vivien, FD. (1998). Bioeconomic Conceptions and the Concept of Sustainable Development. In: Faucheux, S., O’Connor, M., van der Straaten, J. (eds) Sustainable Development: Concepts, Rationalities and Strategies. Economy & Environment, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3188-1_4
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