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Resource Productivity Rises to the Same Importance as Labour Productivity. WASTE Graduation Ceremony Stuttgart, 24 Nov., 2005 Prof. Ernst von Weizsäcker
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Resource Productivity Rises to the Same Importance as Labour Productivity WASTE Graduation Ceremony Stuttgart, 24 Nov., 2005 Prof. Ernstvon Weizsäcker Past Chairman, Bundestag Environment Committee,Dean-Elect, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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