Nahman, AntonMahumani, BKDe Lange, Willem J2016-07-112016-07-112016-02Nahman, A. Mahumani, B.K. and De Lange, W. 2016. Beyond GDP: towards a green economy index. Development Southern Africa, 33(2), 215-233.0376-835X10.1080/0376835X.2015.1120649http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8620Copyright: 2016.Taylor Francis. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Development Southern Africa, 33(2),215-233.Worldwide, there is increasing recognition of the need for countries to pursue a "green economy". Given the broad (economic, social and environmental) objectives of a green economy, and the limitations associated with mainstream measures of economic growth (such as gross domestic product), an alternative or expanded set of indicators is required for measuring progress toward a green economy. Ideally, these indicators should be comprehensive enough to reflect the broad objectives of a green economy; but at the same time be presented in such a way that is easily understood and communicated, and useful to policy makers. This paper aims to address these needs by developing a composite index for measuring overall progress toward a green economy, based on twenty-six indicators reflecting green economic principles and criteria across the economic, social and environmental dimensions. The index will enable comparison of a country¿s green economic performance both over time and relative to other countries. Furthermore, the index is constructed in such a way as to allow for disaggregation, i.e. for scores on individual components to be seen at a glance, such that areas of specific concern can be easily identified and addressed, and progress in each area monitored over time. The index was tested on data from 193 countries, and the resulting country rankings assessed.enGreen economyComposite indexHuman well-beingEnvironmental well-beingGross domestic productArticleNahman, A., Mahumani, B., & De Lange, W. J. (2016). Beyond GDP: towards a green economy index. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8620Nahman, Anton, BK Mahumani, and Willem J De Lange "Beyond GDP: towards a green economy index." (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8620Nahman A, Mahumani B, De Lange WJ. Beyond GDP: towards a green economy index. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8620.TY - Article AU - Nahman, Anton AU - Mahumani, BK AU - De Lange, Willem J AB - Worldwide, there is increasing recognition of the need for countries to pursue a "green economy". Given the broad (economic, social and environmental) objectives of a green economy, and the limitations associated with mainstream measures of economic growth (such as gross domestic product), an alternative or expanded set of indicators is required for measuring progress toward a green economy. Ideally, these indicators should be comprehensive enough to reflect the broad objectives of a green economy; but at the same time be presented in such a way that is easily understood and communicated, and useful to policy makers. This paper aims to address these needs by developing a composite index for measuring overall progress toward a green economy, based on twenty-six indicators reflecting green economic principles and criteria across the economic, social and environmental dimensions. The index will enable comparison of a country¿s green economic performance both over time and relative to other countries. Furthermore, the index is constructed in such a way as to allow for disaggregation, i.e. for scores on individual components to be seen at a glance, such that areas of specific concern can be easily identified and addressed, and progress in each area monitored over time. The index was tested on data from 193 countries, and the resulting country rankings assessed. DA - 2016-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Green economy KW - Composite index KW - Human well-being KW - Environmental well-being KW - Gross domestic product LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 SM - 0376-835X T1 - Beyond GDP: towards a green economy index TI - Beyond GDP: towards a green economy index UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8620 ER -