Brawijaya Law Journal : Journal of Legal Studies
Vol 1, No 1 (2014): Legal and Development

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA: THE WAY FORWARD AND CHALLENGES IN THE MODERN ERA

Basir, Salawati Mat (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Sep 2014

Abstract

ABSTRACT The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development or “Earth Summit” that was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had established Agenda 21 which contain the blueprint for sustainability in the 21st century. Malaysia, in achieving the 21 Agenda had formulated initiatives and efforts to achieve the objective of sustainable development in all aspects, particularly social, economy and environment. This research analysed steps and efforts taken by government to achieve target of Vision 2020 to be a fully developed nation in terms of economy, social justice, political stability, quality of life and social values. Other than that, this research analysed the challenges and dilemma faced by Malaysia that can hinder Malaysia to achieve the sustainable development holistically and recommendations to overcome this challenges and dilemma.  Keywords: Sustainable development, Malaysia, Agenda 21, challenges.   

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LAW

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

BRAWIJAYA LAW JOURNAL, Journal of Legal Studies Brawijaya Law Journal (BLJ) is a newly established journal in the field of legal studies. The Journal is published annually by Law Faculty Brawijaya University, Indonesia. BLJ is an open access, peer-reviewed e-journal which aims to offer an ...