Towards ISEW and GPI 2.0: Dealing with Cross-Time and Cross-Boundary Issues in a Case Study for Belgium
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Index of sustainable economic welfare (ISEW); Genuine progress indicator (GPI); Cost-shifting; Beyond GDP; Postgrowth; Degrowth;All these keywords.
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