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Introduction Sustainable Development: A Nonnegotiable Imperative

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Sustainability is survival. Ignoring this is the reason for the present challenges confronting the world. Moving on, the sustenance of life itself is not possible without sustainable development, which is the lifeline of our future.

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Mahtaney, P. (2013). Introduction Sustainable Development: A Nonnegotiable Imperative. In: Globalization and Sustainable Economic Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137024992_1

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