Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, national governments have introduced a range of policy measures designed to steer their economies along a more sustainable path. Yet how are we to know how successful these have been? This significant new book discusses the ways in which sustainable...

pt. 1. An introduction to ecological economics, sustainable development and the steady-state economy -- pt. 2. Sustainable development and natural capital -- pt. 3. Sustainable development indicators -- pt. 4. Sustainable development : theoretical and policy issues -- pt. 5. Sustainable...

Frequent references are made to the 'Asian economic miracle' as a means of describing the wave of GDP growth experienced across the Asia-Pacific region over the past twenty years. Implicit in this description is the assumption that the Asia-Pacific region has progressed at the same rate that GDP...