Atkinson, Giles 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6736-3074
(2000)
Re-thinking economic progress.
World Economics, 1 (1).
pp. 153-166.
ISSN 1468-1838
Abstract
Most national governments have pledged a commitment to sustainable development. The transformation of these pledges into policy is a formidable challenge. Of particular interest are proposals for the construction of green alternatives to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which it is hoped will provide policy-makers with a consistent and summary signal of "true" trends in the economy both now and into the future. This paper reviews the green accounting debate over the past decade. the author argues that, while initial expectations have, at times, been overstated, there are encouraging signs for policy-makers attempting to make sense of their commitments to sustainable development. One such indication is the increasing emphasis on improved measures of saving, providing a better link between actions in the present and their implications for the future.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.world-economics-journal.com/Default.asp... |
| Additional Information: | © 2000 Economic and Financial Publishing Ltd |
| Divisions: | Geography & Environment |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| JEL classification: | Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q0 - General > Q01 - Sustainable Development |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2008 12:02 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2024 03:30 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/18324 |
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