Abstract
The sociopolitical discussion in democratic industrialized countries focuses mainly on three important “clusters” or “basic goals”:
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material wealth & economic growth (higher living standard & more fun, measured as GNP)
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social equity & employment (justice & a job for everybody, expressed as income distribution measures and/or unemployment rate)
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the fight for a better environment (give nature a chance, currently not measured in a consistent way)
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Commission of the European Communities: Communication to the Council and the European Parliament on “Directions for the EU on Environmental Indicators and Green Accounting” (COM (94) 670 final, 21.12.1994).
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Jesinghaus, J. (1997). Pressure Indices and Relative Valuation of Environmental Damages. In: Hohmeyer, O., Rennings, K., Ottinger, R.L. (eds) Social Costs and Sustainability. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60365-5_6
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