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- W211766105 abstract "Abstract For more than a decade now, the issue of sustainable development has been, rhetoric at least, the load-star of scholars, organisations and governments alike. As a political buzz-word, the concept has attracted legions of supporters who rather unquestioningly aim to realise 'sustainable development'. It has been taken more or less for granted that sustainable development is achievable the north as well as the south. There is, however, little consensus about the meaning of the concept, or even of 'sustainability', just as there is widespread disagreement about the meaning of 'development'. Moreover, if, as is sometimes argued, development must be at the same time both ecologically, economically and socially sustainable, the concept becomes really problematic. It is, for example, often claimed that economic development takes place at the expense of social and/or ecological sustainability, or vice versa. In spite of the enormous attraction of 'sustainable development, this paper argues that sustainable development is a misnomer and that sustainable development is not achievable. The two concepts 'sustainability' and 'development' are, my view, not compatible (depending, of course, on how they are defined). Hence, it is futile to aim for sustainable development. There is no doubt that parts of the world development is necessary. However, other parts of the world it would be more realistic to strive for a sustainable level of development, rather than for a sustained process of change. In the article, the sustainability complex is analysed of growth vs. development and development vs. sustainability. This discussion is illuminated by empirical examples from 'developed' as well as 'underdeveloped' societies. ********** What's a Word? During the past decade and a half, 'sustainable development' has become a phrase on virtually everybody's lips. Politicians, teachers, researchers and many others repeat it a parrot-like fashion as if there was a widespread agreement on what it means. As many before me have already pointed out, there isn't. In my mind, the phrase contains a contradiction of and is more than likely to be misleading rather than revealing, i.e. it obscures the development process and promises too about sustainability. No doubt, 'sustainable development' is a perfect slogan--it can be interpreted a variety of ways. And indeed it has. Redclift (1994: p12) thus underlines that much sustainable development thinking ... is predicated on a social consensus that rarely exists practice. Apart from that, Kirby et al (1999: p2) remind us that [b]oth 'sustainable' and 'development' are rational and enlightened concepts. It is to imagine that anyone, except out of perversity, could agree with the diverse. That may well be the case. In themselves the two concepts can be both rational and enlightened. However, taken together they are misleading. As will be argued below, the slogan 'sustainable development' is, most cases, likely to lead us astray. I stress 'likely' because we are dealing with two highly contested and constantly negotiated concepts. As underlined by Brandin (1998: p290): both 'sustainable' and 'development' are in various ways to pin down. It is therefore somewhat surprising (or, perhaps, it isn't) that the combination of the two found its way into everybody's vocabulary with such ease. This is all the more so as we seem to be dealing with two incompatible entities. It has been said that 'sustainable development' defies definition. Not only is it both difficult to grasp analytically (Barbier, 1987: p101), it is also difficult to pin down operational terms (van Latesteijn & Schoonenboom, 1996: p225). Nevertheless we need to know what we are talking about, especially since we are told that our children's welfare depends on its realisation. In an effort to clarify the contradiction, I will first discuss the two-component concept. …" @default.
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- W211766105 title "THE UNSUSTAINABILITY OF DEVELOPMENT" @default.
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