Sustainable welfare in the Asia-Pacific : studies using the genuine progress indicator

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Contents:PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AND THE GENUINE PROGRESS INDICATOR1. An Introduction to the Asia-Pacific RegionPhilip Lawn and Matthew Clarke2. Why is Gross Domestic Product an Inadequate Indicator of Sustainable Welfare?Philip Lawn and Matthew Clarke3. What is the Genuine Progress Indicator and How is it Typically Calculated?Philip Lawn and Matthew Clarke4. In Defence of the Genuine Progress Indicator Philip Lawn and Matthew ClarkePART II: MEASURING THE GENUINE PROGRESS OF ASIA-PACIFIC NATIONS5. Genuine Progress in Australia: Time to Rethink the Growth ObjectivePhilip Lawn 6. Calculating the New Zealand Genuine Progress IndicatorVicky Forgie, Garry McDonald and Derrylea Hardy7. Genuine Progress in Japan and the Need for an Open Economy GPIMatsuyo Makino 8. Genuine Progress in India: Some Further Growth Needed in the Immediate Future but Population Stabilisation Needed ImmediatelyPhilip Lawn9. From GDP to the GPI: Quantifying Thirty-Five Years of Development in ChinaWen Zonnggou, Yan Yang and Philip Lawn10. Genuine Progress in Thailand: A Systems-Analysis ApproachMatthew Clarke and Judith Shaw 11. Genuine Progress in Vietnam: The Impact of the Doi Moi ReformsVu Xuan Nguyet Hong, Matthew Clarke and Philip LawnPART III: GENUINE PROGRESS ACROSS THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION12. Genuine Progress Across the Asia-Pacific Region: Comparisons, Trends, and Major InfluencesPhilip Lawn and Matthew Clarke