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John B. Cobb Jr

    John B. Cobb Jr. is een vooraanstaand Amerikaans theoloog, filosoof en milieuactivist. Hij wordt beschouwd als een toonaangevend geleerde op het gebied van procesfilosofie en -theologie, diep verbonden met het gedachtegoed van Alfred North Whitehead. Zijn uitgebreide oeuvre duikt in de diepgaande verbanden tussen geloof, rede en ecologische ethiek. Cobb's geschriften zoeken consequent naar innovatieve wegen voor hedendaags spiritueel en filosofisch onderzoek.

    The Green National Product
    • The Green National Product

      A Proposed Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare

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      Many critics of mainstream economics have been calling for a new compass to guide national economic policies because the existing one, the GNP, is broken. They propose a 'green national product' which would address the long-term health of the planet and its inhabitants, and focus on sustainability. Toward this end, they propose an Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), which takes into account such elements as adjustments for income distribution, environmental damage, the value of housework, and resource depletion. Experts in the field of economic development present comments and criticisms regarding the creation of the ISEW and its outcome. The book concludes with the authors' direct response to those critical suggestions, culminating with a revised Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare. Contributors: Robert Eisner, Alan H. Young, Carol S. Carson, Robert R. Gottfried, Thomas Michael Power, E.J. Mishan, Jan Tinbergen, Richard D. Lamm, and Hans Diefenbacher. Co-published with the Human Economy Center.

      The Green National Product1994