Sustainable Development

Question 1

What is mainstream development?

Answer 1

Focuses on achieving sustainable goals within the framework of the current global economic system.

Question 2

What are countertendencies?

Answer 2

Approaches that challenge fundamentals of mainstream development, questioning whether true sustainability can be achieved within the current economic and political system.

Question 3

What is the main difference between mainstream development and countertendencies?

Answer 3

Mainstream sd supports green growth and market-led solutions on a global scale, countertendencies reject growth-focused approaches, prioritize local empowerment, and advocate for structural change.

Question 4

What is neoliberalism?

Answer 4

is an economic and political ideology emphasizing free-market capitalism, minimal government intervention, and deregulation.

Question 5

What are the SDGs?

Answer 5

are global framework of 17 interconnected goals established by the UN in 2015 to address urgent social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Question 6

What are the features of the SDGs? And how do they differ from past global agreements?

Answer 6

sdgs differ from past global governance efforts in their comprehensive, universal, and integrated approach. The sdgs are designed to address various dimensions of development. And the sdgs are universal and emphasize inclusive partnerships across governments, civil society, and the private sector.

Question 7

Which author discusses green development?

Answer 7

Adams, W.M. (2009)

Question 8

Which author discusses the SDGs?

Answer 8

Biermann, F. (2017)