Lafferty and Langhelle, both members of the Program for Research and Documentation for a Sustainable Society Research Council in Norway, along with the other contributors to this book, argue that the idea of sustainable development, as elaborated in the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987, is the best available concept for achieving ecological balance with both global and generational equity available today. The articles in this book attempt to clarify the intent of sustainable development and to show that it can be both more consistent and more radical than commonly believed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
