#FutureGen – Lessons from a Small Country?

In 2015 the government in Wales passed into law the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. This act is the first legislation in the world to enshrine the rights of future generations alongside current ones and requires Welsh Government ministers and the organisations they oversee to embed thi...

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Main Author: Jane Davidson
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Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2023-12-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/11321
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