On income, sustainability and the 'microfoundations' of the Genuine Progress Indicator

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-131

  Harris, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Fisherian income; Genuine Progress Indicator; GPI; Hicksian income; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749103528     PISSN: 17418437     EISSN: 17418445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWE.2007.017879     Document Type: Article

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