Paradigm shift: social justice as a prerequisite for sustainable development
Degryse, Christophe ; Pochet, Philippe
European Trade Union Institute, Brussels
ETUI - Brussels
2009
44 p.
climate change ; EU policy ; social policy ; sustainable development
Working Paper
2009.02
Economic development
English
Bibliogr.
1994-4446
03.02-53550
"The authors argue that a new paradigm is needed for European and national policies if the challenge of sustainable development is to be answered. It will not be sufficient to simply adjust policies to short-term considerations. Rather than solely relying on economic growth, it is by promoting social cohesion and protecting the environment that a sustainable society will be created. This will require a re-examination of modes of production, distribution, transport, consumption while integrating within it as a prerequisite the notion of social justice. "
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