What Really Counts : The Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy /

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Politicians and economists fixate on "growing the economy"-measured by a country's gross domestic product. But this yardstick counts harmful activities such as greenhouse gas emissions, plastic waste, and cigarette sales as gains, and it ignores environmental protection, voluntary com...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Colman, Ronald (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Economic development > Environmental aspects.
Economic development-Environmental aspects.
Economic policy.
Equality.
Sustainable development > Government policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • A NOTE TO READERS Coronavirus-A Turning Point for Humanity?
  • PROLOGUE
  • 1 THE MAGIC NUMBER
  • 2 COUNTING WHAT MATTERS
  • 3 A NOVA SCOTIA START
  • 4 THE NEW MEASURES IN ACTION
  • 5 SCALING UP
  • 6 CHALLENGES BEHIND THE SCENES
  • 7 GENUINE PROGRESS MEETS POLITICS
  • 8 A NEW ZEALAND INTERLUDE
  • 9 INVITATION TO BHUTAN
  • 10 (MIS)MEASURING GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS
  • 11 EDUCATION-THE GOLDEN KEY
  • 12 THE GAP BETWEEN WORDS AND ACTION
  • 13 A "NEW ECONOMIC PARADIGM" FOR THE WORLD
  • 14 CAN GENUINE PROGRESS REALLY HAPPEN?
  • 15 FORGING A NEW ECONOMY
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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