Issue 1

April 1998

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	Features About the SD Post An international collection of students' thoughts about sustainable development Be a Student Beat Reporter! Submission Guidelines Other SD Posts Issue 1 Issue 2 Your Feedback and Suggestions What Is Sustainable Development? Learn About SD Issues "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." --The Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987) . . . . . .. .	Student Beat Social Influences on Uganda's Sustainable Development Diane Nalukwago, Samuel Bomugisha, Jane Nakabiri, Robert Kityo and others Mengo Senior Secondary, Uganda First of all, the population of the country can bring sustainable development. When a country has many people, they will be a source of labor that will increase the economy of Uganda. For example, people working in farms and industries can get income to increase their standards of living and even the rate of export. An increase in the population can provide security that can be used to defend the country from internal and external attacks like the Uganda People's Defense Force. However, the population can be a burden to sustainable development when most people are not working and the government has to budget for them, which can bring an imbalance of payment. Lifestyle can also bring sustainable development in Uganda. A lifestyle is how people live in the society. People can be willing to work very hard in order to live a good life. But lifestyle can also be a deteriorating factor to sustainable development if people are reluctant to work and want only to enjoy leisure--this will lead to capital consumption instead of capital accumulation. . . . Continued on Page 2
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