1. Let's Go Europe.
- Author
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Schapiro, Mark
- Subjects
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ECONOMIC development & the environment , *ENVIRONMENTAL degradation , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
The article reports on the success of an economic growth plan which was developed by the European Union in 2000 and placed environmental sustainability alongside competitiveness and banned substances and practices that were associated with illness or environmental degradation. A discussion of the the U.S. federal government's unwillingness to develop or adopt a similar plan is discussed.
- Published
- 2008