Sustainable development and Agenda 21: The secular bible of global free markets and pluralist democracy

Doyle, Timothy

doi:10.1080/01436599814235

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“…Indeed, some have argued that SD is nothing more than a co-opting of a wide range of groups into an agenda that does nothing more than promote neo-liberal economic growth at all cost albeit with a 'green' face (Doyle, 1998). It is perhaps understandable that many will express agreement with the philosophy but not necessarily change their own behaviour to help bring that philosophy into practice (Dovers and Handmer, 1993;Meadowcroft, 1997).…”

Section: Participatory Sustainable Development: a Critiquementioning

confidence: 99%

Post‐sustainable development

Morse

2008

Sustainable Development

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The past 15 years have witnessed the rise of post-development theory as a means of understanding the development discourse since the 1940s. Post-development argues that Intentional development (as distinct from Immanent development -what people are doing anyway), is a construct of Western hegemony. Sustainable development, they argue, is no different and indeed is perhaps worse given that most of the global environmental degradation has been driven by consumerism and industrialisation in the West. Critics of post-development counter by stating that it only provides destruction by tearing apart what is currently practiced in 'development' without providing an alternative. When post-developmentalists do offer an alternative it typically amouints to little more than a call for more grassroots involvement in development and disengagement from a Western agenda. Post-sustainable development analysis and counter-analysis has received remarkably little attention within the sustainable development literature, yet this paper argues that it can make a positive contributrion by calling for an analysis of discourse rather than a hiding of power differentials and an assumption that consensus must exist within a community.A case is made for a post-sustainable development which acknolwedges that diversity will exist and consensus may not be achievable, but at the same time participation can help with learning. The role of the expert within sustainable development is also discussed.

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Section: Participatory Sustainable Development: a Critiquementioning

confidence: 99%

Post‐sustainable development

Morse

2008

Sustainable Development

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“…Nevertheless, researchers started to consider social aspects as a part of CS. For instance, based on the first principle of Agenda 21stating that "human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development", Doyle (1998) argued that social issues should be priority in sustainability thinking. Similarly, the concept of sustainability developed by Gladwin et al (1995) also focused on social aspects; as they put it, "sustainable development is a process of achieving human development in an inclusive, connected, equitable, prudent, and secure manner" (p. 878).…”

Section: Corporate Sustainability (Cs)mentioning

confidence: 99%

An integrated Approach for Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Sustainability

Sarvaiya¹,

Wu²

2014

ASS

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Balance of power has shifted between the state, society and corporations, which gave birth to the concepts like corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate sustainability (CS). Due to the common grounds of CSR and CS, confusion has been created among academics as well as practitioners. This study seeks to identify the relationship between CSR and CS by providing a framework in order to get a better understanding of them. In addition to reviewing the extant literature, we provided empirical support through interviews of CSR or sustainability managers of large New Zealand companies. The key findings of this research revealed that when CSR and CS applications were based on systematic and full fledge focus, there was almost similar kind of initiatives and practices in NZ corporations. To develop an approach to integrating CSR and CS, we support the term, Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility (CS-R). We believe that CS-R help define and clarify the relationship between business and society without denying the great success that CSR has achieved in the academic research, management consulting and media.

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“…There are many critics of this school of thought as well as the related policies of sustainable development. These critics are drawn from both the left and right of the political spectrum (see, for example: Gallopin et al 1989;De La Court 1990;Lele 1991;Di Lorenzo 1993;McEachern 1993;Chatterjee and Finger 1994;Doyle 1998;Berger et al 2001;Fisher and Freudenburg 2001;Baker 2007). They point out that neither will put an end to poverty or inequality, they will not stop violence or injustice, they are not a remedy for the ills of a postcolonial world, and they inherit many of the underlying problems of market economics, liberal democracy, and the welfare state.…”

Section: Em and Its Criticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adapting ecological modernisation to the Australian context

Howes

McKenzie

Gleeson

et al. 2010

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

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This article uses a broad range of ecological modernisation (EM) literature to derive five core theoretical themes: technological innovation; engaging with economic imperatives; political and institutional change; transforming the role of social movements; and discursive change. These themes are then developed into an analytical framework and adapted to suit the Australian context. The underlying argument is that while key elements of weak EM can be found in most environmental and sustainability policies, stronger versions have more transformative potential. Care must be taken, however, in transplanting the theory from the European political and economic environment to the Australian context.

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Sustainable development and Agenda 21: The secular bible of global free markets and pluralist democracy

Cited by 65 publications

References 6 publications

Post‐sustainable development

Post‐sustainable development

An integrated Approach for Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Sustainability

Adapting ecological modernisation to the Australian context

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