Development: Time to leave GDP behind

Robert Costanza; Ida Kubiszewski; Enrico Giovannini; Hunter Lovins; Jacqueline McGlade; Kate E. Pickett; KV Ragnarsdottir; Debra Roberts; Roberto De Vogli; R. Wilkinson

doi:10.1038/505283a

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Economics

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesEnvironmentGross Domestic ProductHumansLife ExpectancyPersonal SatisfactionQuality of LifeSocioeconomic FactorsSociology

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 505
Issue: 7483
Pages: 283-285
Citations: 660
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                                    Robert Costanza, 
                                
                                    Ida Kubiszewski, 
                                
                                    Enrico Giovannini
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Development: Time to leave GDP behind. 
                            Nature
                            , 505
                            (7483)
                            , 283-285.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/505283a
                        

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PMID: 24436983

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