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Sustainability is survival. Ignoring this is the reason for the present challenges confronting the world. Moving on, the sustenance of life itself is not possible without sustainable development, which is the lifeline of our future.
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- Sustainable Consumption
- Gross National Income
- Growth Acceleration
- Sustainable Economic Development
- Sustainable Progress
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Mahtaney, P. (2013). Introduction Sustainable Development: A Nonnegotiable Imperative. In: Globalization and Sustainable Economic Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137024992_1
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