{"id":2154,"date":"2012-08-02T08:51:18","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T08:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-journals.internal\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2012-08-16T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T12:02:21","slug":"how-can-we-measure-the-wealth-of-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/blog\/2012\/08\/02\/how-can-we-measure-the-wealth-of-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we measure the wealth of nations?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sustainability and the wealth of nations have concerned economists for many decades, with economists trying to answer important questions such as:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– How can we measure the wealth of nations?<\/p>\n

– How can we know whether or not the actions of present generations will undermine the wellbeing of future generations?<\/p>\n

– How can we tell whether the development of a country is sustainable or not?<\/p>\n

– How can we assess whether the natural and environmental resources of a country are being used in a way that will provide fair benefits across the same or future generations?<\/p>\n

In the current period, with economic recession plaguing large areas of the world, these questions are more relevant than ever. Seeking to contribute to this on-going discussion, the latest issue of Environment and Development Economics <\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>presents \u00a0a symposium centred around a new article, \u2018Sustainability and the measurement of wealth\u2019, written by Kenneth Arrow, Partha Dasgupta, Lawrence Goulder, Kevin Mumford and Kirsten Oleson. The discussion is joined by Robert Solow, a pioneer in the field; Kirk Hamilton, who has played a leading role in the development of sustainability measurement; Anantha Kumar Duraiappah and Pablo Mu\u00f1oz who look at the sustainability issue from a United Nations perspective; Sjak Smulders who focuses on the link between theory and empirical estimations; and Haripriya Gundimeda and Priya Shyamsundar who examine sustainability in the context of India\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n

This symposium aims not only to offer new insights into the discussion of sustainability by presenting a comprehensive treatment of the issue through a theoretical framework coupled with an empirical application, but also to provide stimulus for further thoughts and research.<\/p>\n

Access the entire issue free of charge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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