| Uncovering the Connections Among Sustainability, Governance and GDP |
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| 作者姓名： | Tan Xiaomei Brett Rose |
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| 作者单位： | [1]2400 41^st Street, NW, Apt. 312, Washington, DC 20007, USA [2]8620 Westwood Center Drive, Vienna, VA 22182, USA |
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| 摘 要： | This paper examines the connections among sustainability, governance and GDP, using the data from 123 countries. Sustainability is found to be related with GDP in two contradictory ways. On the one hand, growth in GDP strengthens a nation＇s ability to maintain favorable environmental conditions into the future. On the other hand, GDP growth is built on more consumption of natural resources, and therefore generates a larger ＂foot-print＂ on the Earth. Governance plays a key role in sustainable development. However, it is not helping to reduce our footprint on the Earth. In fact, good governance is linked to a larger footprint. This reflects our materialist value and human impulse. When a society prefers the comfort and wellbeing of human beings to the welfare of its environment, democratic governance might be used as an effective tool against nature.
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| 关 键 词： | 国内生产总值 经济管理 稳定性 相关分析 可持续发展 |
Uncovering the Connections Among Sustainability,Governance and GDP |
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| Tan Xiaomei Brett Rose.Uncovering the Connections Among Sustainability, Governance and GDP[J].Chinese JOurnal of Population Resources and Environment,2007,5(1):9-16. |
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| Authors: | Tan Xiaomei Brett Rose |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the connections among sustainability, governance and GDP, using the data from 123 countries.Sustainability is found to be related with GDP in two contradictory ways. On the one hand, growth in GDP strengthens a nation's ability to maintain favorable environmental conditions into the future. On the other hand, GDP growth is built on more consumption of natural resources, and therefore generates a larger "footprint" on the Earth. Governance plays a key role in sustainable development. However, it is not helping to reduce our footprint on the Earth. In fact, good governance is linked to a larger footprint.This reflects our materialist value and human impulse. When a society prefers the comfort and well-being of human beings to the welfare of its environment, democratic governance might be used as an effective tool against nature. |
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| Keywords: | sustainability governance GDP ecological footprint |
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