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Given the ecological, economic and social problems around the world, the search is on for a new, alternative concept capable of showing a way out of these global problems. A concept with a claim to have a vital contribution to make, which has been under discussion since the 1980s, is that of sustainable development.
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Vornholz, G. The sustainable development approach. Intereconomics 29, 194–198 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926438
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