Multiple choice

Sustainable Development means

  1. minimizing poverty

  2. maximizing current per capita income

  3. sustaining low budget deficits

  4. growth without sacrificing the needs of the future generation
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Explanation

The Brundtland Commission (1987) defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This definition emphasizes intergenerational equity - ensuring current economic growth doesn't deplete resources or degrade environmental quality for future populations.

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