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Inclusive Green Growth Index : a new benchmark for quality of growth / Shikha Jha, Sonia Chand Sandhu, and Radtasiri Wachirapunyanont.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jha, Shikha, author.
- Sandhu, Sonia Chand, author.
- Wachirapunyanont, Radtai, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable development--East Asia.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (66 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, [2018]
- Summary:
- This publication launches the Inclusive Green Growth Index, a new comprehensive metric that captures the key dimensions of economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability. The index's 28 performance indicators cover various aspects of growth and policy outcomes in areas where higher investment will advance better quality of growth and living standards. Designed as an easy-to-use guide for policy makers and stakeholders in development, the Inclusive Green Growth Index builds on current measures and indices. It is a powerful tool for assessing a country's progress in achieving its development goals.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Tables, Figures, and Boxes
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Highlights
- A New Index of the Quality of Growth
- Applying the Inclusive Green Growth Index
- Raising the Quality of Growth
- Putting the Inclusive Green Growth Index into Practice
- Introduction
- The Design of the Inclusive Green Growth Index
- Supporting Economic Growth
- Ensuring Social Equity
- Conserving the Environment
- Construction of the Inclusive Green Growth Index
- Balancing the Three Pillars
- How the Index Relates to Other Measures
- Performance by Developing Asia Regions
- Central Asia
- East Asia
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- The Pacific
- Following an Integrated Approach
- Collaboration among Stakeholders
- Sector-Wide Nexus
- Reducing Institutional Risk
- Good Governance and Quality of Growth
- Illustrating the Relationship
- Country Examples: People's Republic of China, India, and Indonesia
- Strengthening the Foundations of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
- Leveraging Finance for Inclusive Green Growth
- Setting Country Priorities
- Fostering Inclusive Green Growth
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- 1 Pros and Cons of Composite Indices
- 2 Description of Indicators and Data Sources
- 3 Economies Used in the Inclusive Green Growth Index for Developing Asia
- 4 Construction of the Inclusive Green Growth Index
- References.
- Notes:
- "October 2018"--Title page.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789292613310
- 9292613316
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