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Rola regionalnych organizacji międzynarodowych w realizacji koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju w Azji Wschodniej
Regional International Organziations in Implementing Sustainable Development in East Asia

Author(s): Krzysztof Kozłowski
Subject(s): Politics, Socio-Economic Research, Geopolitics
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: sustainable development; international organizations; East Asia; inter‑ national public goods

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the study is to analyze the non-Western interpretations of sustainable development concept and the role of international organizations and international public goods in their potential realization. Numerous political and economic contradictions generated by the experiences of colonization and decolonization of the region make Western and regional understanding of the concept substantially different. While from the global perspective it is perceived as an imperative, locally it may be interpreted as a veiled form of neocolonialism. The differences result in wide range of problems, from minor misunderstandings to open resentment. The goal of the article is to prove that regional international organizations and international public goods have the potential to be come a key to develop mutually acceptable form of sustainable development concept and practice.

  • Issue Year: 18/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 75-91
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish