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One world ethics, democracy and sustainable development: © Halina Ward and Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, 2009

Democracy and Sustainability in Emerging Economies: India as a case study, © Joydeep Gupta, Salzburg Global Seminar, Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, Halina Ward, 2009

ISO 26000: social responsibility talks tread on government toes, © Halina Ward, Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, Ethical Corporation, 2009

Can democracy save the planet? © John Elkington and John Lotherington, 2008

Report of consultation on democracy and sustainability, © Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, John Elkington and John Lotherington, 2008

Democracy, civil society, sustainability, © Ian Christie, Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, 2009

Sustainability and democracy, © Sara Parkin, 2008

Democracy and sustainability, © Tim O’Riordan, 2008

Results of SustainAbility poll of Faculty Members on Democracy and Sustainability, © SustainAbility and SustainAbility Faculty members

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