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