Towards a Sustainable Economy

Preface PART I: BACKGROUND AND NATURE OF THE 'PROJECT FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY' The World is Not What it Used to Be The Aims of the Project PART II: TOWARDS AN OPERATIONALISATION OF SUSTAINABILITY Will Green GNP Provide Better Resource Management? Sustainability from an Economic Perspective Operationalisation of Sustainable Development: Economic Principles for Resource Management Compensatory Investment Environmental Evaluation as a Basis for Environmental and Resource Management Opportunities for- and Obstacles to- Public Action The Premises for Ecologically Sustainable Development From Premises to Parameters PART III: QUESTIONS CALLING FOR MORE DETAILED SECTOR ANALYSES Indicators Which Cannot be Handled by the Macro-Models Green Policies and Employment Incentives: Can More Stringent Environmental Demands Lead to 'Double Dividends'? The Environmental Impact of Deregulated Agriculture Transport The Impact of More Stringent Environmental Demands on Resource Intensive Industry What Determines Economic Development in Norway? The Analysis Framework of the Alternative Scenarios Comparison of Governmental Projections with Environmentally-Adjusted Projections PART V: ADDITIONAL FUTURE PERSPECTIVES WITH COMPLEMENTARY ANALYSES More About the Presumed Impact of CO2 Taxation on Various Sectors Agriculture, the Environment and Employment Possible Consequences for the Transport Sector of Increased CO2 Taxation More Efficient Taxation from Environmental Policy PART VI: CONCLUSIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL POSTULATES The Achievement of Sustainability Goals in the Five Alternative Projections Notes Bibliography Index