OECD INSIGHTS

CONTENTS
1. At the Crossroads 8
By way of introduction… 10
How are we doing? 12
Clouds on the horizon? 13
Where are we headed? 16
What this book is about… 17
2. What is Sustainable Development? 20
By way of introduction… 22
Defifi ning sustainable development 24
The three pillars of sustainable development 27
Trade-offs 28
Sustainable development: process or end result? 29
3. Challenges of a Global World 36
By way of introduction… 38
Going global: an old process on a new scale 39
Closing the development gap sustainably 46
Going forward 54
4. The Future Is Now 56
By way of introduction… 58
A fair share between generations 59
Learning to be sustainable: what tools do we have? 61
Now is the time to act 64
Planning for the future 65
Tackling the ‘superstar’ issue: climate change
and our future 68
Educating ourselves for a sustainable future 73
5. Production and Consumption 76
By way of introduction… 78
The material society 79
Two sides of the same coin 81
What’s the real price and who pays? 85
What’s the government doing about it? 92
What’s next? 96
6. Measuring Sustainability 98
By way of introduction… 100
Measuring sustainability: what should we count and when? 101
The global dimension 108
Assessing sustainability 109
What constistutes the good life? 110
7. Government and Civil Society 114
By way of introduction… 116
Making changes 117
Citizens, civil society and progress 118
What is the role of government? 120
National strategies: putting sustainable development
to work in governments 127
What works? 128