Increasing concerns regarding the world's natural resources and
sustainability continue to be a major issue for global development.
As a result several political initiatives and strategies for green
or resource-efficient growth both on national and international
levels have been proposed. A core element of these initiatives is
the promotion of an increase of resource or material productivity.
This dissertation examines material productivity developments in
the OECD and BRICS countries between 1980 and 2008. By applying the
concept of convergence stemming from economic growth theory to
material productivity the analysis provides insights into both
aspects: material productivity developments in general as well
potentials for accelerated improvements in material productivity
which consequently may allow a reduction of material use globally.
The results of the convergence analysis underline the importance of
policy-making with regard to technology and innovation policy
enabling the production of resource-efficient products and services
as well as technology transfer and diffusion.
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