“Green GDP” as the indicator of sustainable development
Keywords:
GDP, sustainable developmentAbstract
In the article the disadvantages of GDP as the index excluding sustained development indicators, such as natural resources depletion, pollution damage and social disparity are analysed and the alternative GDP calculation options are studied.References
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