Sustainable development in the BRICS countries: An efficiency analysis by data envelopment

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 259-272

  Santana, Naja Brandão ^a   Aparecida Do Nascimento Rebelatto, Daisy ^a   Périco, Ana Elisa ^b   Mariano, Enzo Barberio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BRICS; data envelopment analysis; economic growth; efficiency; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INNOVATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WELFARE REFORM;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84901329953     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2014.900831     Document Type: Article

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