Is the Genuine Progress Indicator really genuine? Considering well-being impacts of exports and imports

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-102

  Clarke, Matthew ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exports; Genuine Progress Indicator; GPI; Imports; Open economy; Pollution havens; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749098103     PISSN: 17418437     EISSN: 17418445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWE.2007.017877     Document Type: Article

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