The Green National Product

A Proposal Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare

John B Cobb author Clifford W Cobb author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University Press of America

Published:5th Apr '94

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Many critics of mainstream economics have been calling for a new compass to guide national economic policies because the existing one, the GNP, is broken. They propose a 'green national product' which would address the long-term health of the planet and its inhabitants, and focus on sustainability. Toward this end, they propose an Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), which takes into account such elements as adjustments for income distribution, environmental damage, the value of housework, and resource depletion. Experts in the field of economic development present comments and criticisms regarding the creation of the ISEW and its outcome. The book concludes with the authors' direct response to those critical suggestions, culminating with a revised Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare. Contributors: Robert Eisner, Alan H. Young, Carol S. Carson, Robert R. Gottfried, Thomas Michael Power, E.J. Mishan, Jan Tinbergen, Richard D. Lamm, and Hans Diefenbacher. Co-published with the Human Economy Center.

...will open your eyes to the way in which there really are alternatives to the growth which both political parties and most Christians who are thoughtful about public affairs still take for granted. -- William A. Beardslee, Process & Faith, Emory University
...will open your eyes to the way in which there really are alternatives to the growth which both political parties and most Christians who are thoughtful about public affairs still take for granted. -- William A. Beardslee, Process & Faith, Emory University

ISBN: 9780819193223

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm

Weight: 454g

352 pages