Comparing Australia's genuine progress to its economic growth performance

International Journal of Green Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 513-531

  Clarke, Matthew ^a   Lawn, Philip ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Consumption; Genuine Progress Indicator; GPI; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249814323     PISSN: 17449928     EISSN: 17449936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGE.2007.013075     Document Type: Review

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