This paper provides an overall evaluation of the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), which took place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September 2002, in a historical perspective, against the background of earlier major United Nations conferences and General...

The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bank of Belgium. All remaining errors are the authors' responsibility. We thank Holger Görg, Florian Mayneris, Bruno Merlevede, Glenn Rayp, participants of the 2010 National Bank...