Wealth, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability - 9780367002367

Taylor & Francis

Wealth, Inclusive Growth and SustainabilityAuthor(s): Shunsuke Managi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367002367, 978-0367002367\nSynopsis\nThe excessive pursuit of economic interests has resulted in severe environmental and social problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality and disparity. There is an urgent need for broader measures of progress to complement Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This book provides a wide range of economic evaluations of environmental and societal issues including climate change, emission problem from garbage landfills, and income inequality. The book explains that sustainability indicators and well-being measures can be effective guide for policy making and how they can strike a balance between economic, environmental, and societal interests.\n\nThis book summarizes current practices and theories of economic evaluation for sustainability and provides understandin.