Measuring Sustainable Economic Development in Africa

In: Scandinavian journal of development alternatives and area studies, Band 18, Heft 2-3, S. 265-282

Abstract

In sub-Saharan Africa, a sustainable economy has received much focus during recent years. The article develops an index of sustainable economic growth as a reference point for future policy. Several needs are established: investment of renewable resources at rates that mirror population growth; a property rights framework that provides adjustments to the market in regard to the value of biodiversity; property rights initiatives linked to the direct management of the stock of natural resources; & allocation of resources to support governance systems that are grounded in the civil society. 5 Figures, 16 References. R. Larsen