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Simi Mehta, Vikash Kumar and Arjun Kumar ()
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Simi Mehta: Impact and Policy Research Institute
Vikash Kumar: Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
Arjun Kumar: Impact and Policy Research Institute

Chapter Chapter 1 in Lessons in Sustainable Development from Bangladesh and India, 2018, pp 1-16 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The introductory chapter has a brief description of the geographical, social, and economic contours of South Asia in general and of India and Bangladesh in particular. It involves a discussion over the multi-dimensional nature of sustainable development and its significance for these two fast-developing countries. It also recognizes the need for a comprehensive approach toward environmental, social, and economic sustainability highlighting the need for citizen participation at every level of governance and development processes. This chapter also involves a discussion of the concepts of core parameters of sustainable development and why they matter to South Asia in general and Bangladesh–India in particular.

Keywords: South Asia; SDGs in India; SDGs in Bangladesh; Parameters of Sustainable Development; Environment; Climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95483-7_1

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