WHY THE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM TRANSFORMED INTO THE SUSTAINABILITY DISCOURSE

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This article argues that the transformation of the development paradigm into the sustainability discourse introduces the prospect of establishing strategic partnerships for addressing one of our most pressing global issues. The strategic partnerships would facilitate multi-level cooperative social action that would contribute to improving the quality of multi-level social relations. Thus, the strategic partnerships would contribute to the sustainability discourse by establishing a means of cooperating to protect one of the greatest values shared by humanity-the natural environment. The article argues that applying the concepts and principles connected with sustainability in the Asian-Pacific would make evident the complementary connection between social-economic flourishing, eco-justice, and cooperative interstate activity. This article contributes to the literature addressing the factors that shape the global arena by explaining how the sustainability discourse transforms the established approach to development into the prospect of cooperative strategic partnerships in the Asian-Pacific.