The sustainability gap: a practical indicator of sustainability in the framework of the national accounts

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-58

  Ekins, Paul ^a   Simon, Sandrine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accounting framework; indicators of sustainability; operationalization of sustainability; sustainability gap; sustainability standard

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952968359     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.1999.004313     Document Type: Article

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