Wealth, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability (Paperback)

The excessive pursuit of economic interests has resulted in severe environmental and social problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality and disparity. There is an urgent need for broader measures of progress to complement Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This book provides a wide range of economic evaluations of environmental and societal issues including climate change, emission problem from garbage landfills, and income inequality. The book explains that sustainability indicators and well-being measures can be effective guide for policy making and how they can strike a balance between economic, environmental, and societal interests. This book summarizes current practices and theories of economic evaluation for sustainability and provides understanding of emerging trends in this area. It also stresses the importance of environmental policies and business actions in achieving sustainable growth and puts forth why countries should take natural capital and other conventional inputs into consideration.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2019
Editors:	Shunsuke Managi
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	452
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-66226-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic forecasting Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	0-367-66226-4
Barcode:	9780367662264

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