Toward a National Sustainable Development Strategy

Abstract

The United States should develop and implement a strategy for achieving sustainable development. Within the executive branch, there should be a coordinating entity or mechanism for this strategy as well as for the integration of sustainable development concepts into its day-to-day activities. A parallel mechanism or entity should exist within Congress.

Keywords: sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable development law, national governance, integrated decision making, President’s Council on Sustainable Development, Agenda 21, Rio Declaration, Government Performance and Results Act, sustainable development indicators

JEL Classification: K20, K29, K32, K33, Q20, Q25, Q28, Q30, Q40, Q48, Q01