Case study on the use of genuine progress indicator to measure urban economic welfare in China

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 463-475

  Wen, Zongguo ^a   Zhang, Kunmin ^b   Du, Bin ^a   Li, Yadong ^c   Li, Wei ^d  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State Environmental Protection Administration   (China)

^c Jackson State University   (United States)

^d RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

China; Economic welfare; Genuine progress indicator; Gross Domestic Product; Sustainability; Urban

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN ECONOMY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34250219294     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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