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 national and international political and economic institutions have not and perhaps cannot overcome, the pursuit of sustainable development requires:
 * a political system that secures effective citizen participation in decision making,
 * an economic system that is able to generate surpluses and technical knowledge on a self-reliant and sustained basis,
 * a social system that provides for solutions for the tensions arising from disharmonious development.
 * a production system that respects the obligation to preserve the ecological base for development,
 * a technological system that can search continuously for new solutions.
 * an international system that fosters sustainable patterns of trade and finance. and
 * an administrative system that is flexible and has the capacity for self-correction.

82. These requirements are more in the nature of goals that should underlie national and international action on development. What matters is the sincerity with which these goals ate pursued and the effectiveness with which departures from them are corrected.