Towards Global Sustainability Issues, New Indicators and Economic Po
This study develops a new indicator for national and global sustainability. The main components of the EIIW-vita indicator are: the share of renewable energy, the genuine savings rate, and the relative "green export" position of the respective countries;
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Towards Global Sustainability Issues, New Indicators and Economic Policy
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Paul J.J. Welfens • Jens K. Perret • Tony Irawan • Evgeniya Yushkova
Towards Global Sustainability Issues, New Indicators and Economic Policy
Paul J.J. Welfens European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) University of Wuppertal Wuppertal, Germany
Jens K. Perret European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) University of Wuppertal Wuppertal, Germany
AICGS/Johns Hopkins University Washington, DC USA IZA Bonn, Germany Sciences Po Paris, France Tony Irawan European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) University of Wuppertal Wuppertal, Germany
Evgeniya Yushkova European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) University of Wuppertal Wuppertal, Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-18665-8 ISBN 978-3-319-18666-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18666-5
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Foreword
Sustainability is a key challenge in the twenty-first century, namely for science, policy makers, the business community, and everybody else on the planet. Policy makers are increasingly looking for indicators which describe the level of sustainability achieved by economies. Given the broad range of complex indicators available in the literature, it seems necessary to create a consistent new indicator which is relevant, easy to understand, and in line with the OECD guidelines on composite indicators. The EIIW-vita Sustainability Indicator (EVSI) looks at a combination of three pillars: the share of renewable energy, the modified savings ratio—according to the World Bank—and the relative export–import p
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