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Assessing Sustainable Development: Toward a Portfolio of Indices?

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This paper selects and discusses indices that seem to be more connected to the definition of development sustainability and/or allow taking into account issues of weak sustainability and strong sustainability systematically. I appreciate them mostly in terms of their ability to provide information on the fulfilment of human needs sustainably. I defend the idea that rather than being measured through a single index, the assessment of sustainable development requires a mix of indices. The main finding is that this portfolio must meet the triptych- current well-being, sustainability of well-being and environmental sustainability. In this regard, indices such as the HDI, the adjusted net saving and the ecological footprint may constitute such a mix or portfolio.

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  • Yacouba Gnegne, 2024. "Assessing Sustainable Development: Toward a Portfolio of Indices?," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 12(4), pages 225-225, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jsd123:v:12:y:2024:i:4:p:225
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