Do Beyond GDP indicators initiated by powerful stakeholders have a transformative potential?

Olivier E. Malay

Ecological Economics, 2019, vol. 162, issue C, 100-107

Abstract: The last four decades have seen a proliferation of new indicators aiming to challenge GDP. But do they really produce new outcomes? By observing the rankings they produce (compared to those produced by GDP), the potential of 6 Beyond GDP indicators to suggest a way towards a more social and ecological society has been examined. The conclusion is that rankings from indicators initiated by powerful stakeholders are highly correlated with rankings according to GDP, demonstrating a low transformative potential.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.04.023

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