Is measuring genuine progress at the sub-national level useful?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 573-581

  Clarke, Matthew ^a   Lawn, Philip ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genuine Progress Indicator; Sustainability; Well being

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GENUINE PROGRESS INDICATOR (GPI); SUB-NATIONAL APPLICATIONS; SUSTAINABLE WELFARE;

ECOLOGY;

CURRENCY DEVALUATION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABILITY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 40649098232     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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