附註:"Unveiling wealth is the translation and expansion of Wohlstand entschleiern--a book based on the congress of the same name organised by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Wuppertal, 10 December 1999)"--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminaries; Foreword by E.U. von Weizsäcker; Preface; I. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNEP; II. NEW INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY; III. WHICH INDICATORS, AND FOR WHAT?; IV. THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF THE ECONOMY; V. ASSESSMENT AND POLICY ANALYSIS; Notes; The authors; Index.
摘要:Does money blur perspectives for a better life? Lifting the money veil from our yardsticks of progress, income and wealth, reveals the trade-offs of economic growth. The book presents new indicators of the social, economic and ecological impacts of our lifestyles and production techniques. The indicators help to identify those responsible for these impacts and account for their accountability in terms of environmental and other ("social") costs. Sustainable development is to bring about long-term prosperity without undermining its natural foundation. For the assessment of the opaque concept we need both, physical impact measures and environmentally modified ("green") indicators of income, capital and output. Peter Bartelmus opens the dialogue between frequently hostile camps of economists and environmentalists, data producers and users, and scientists and policy makers. Together, they may steer us towards a sustainable future.
