Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach

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Autor(a) principal: Santos, Thauan
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Conjuntura Austral
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/71130
Resumo: This paper aims to make a critical review of the concept of economic growth. Hence, a brief presentation of alternative indicators is made. Therefore, some indicators are presented, as well as their limitations, and then the main threats to be faced are highlighted. Recent discussions under the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 are considered, which basically aims to cover more variables and issue areas when it comes to sustainable development. Finally, we present some final considerations about the theme, stressing the need to change not only the economic analytical tools of growth and development, but understanding that the concept of sustainable development requires changes in habits, institutions and metrics.
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spelling Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approachAlém do crescimento econômico: desenvolvimento sustentável como uma abordagem alternativaSustainable DevelopmentEconomic GrowthIndicators.Desenvolvimento SustentávelCrescimento EconômicoIndicadoresThis paper aims to make a critical review of the concept of economic growth. Hence, a brief presentation of alternative indicators is made. Therefore, some indicators are presented, as well as their limitations, and then the main threats to be faced are highlighted. Recent discussions under the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 are considered, which basically aims to cover more variables and issue areas when it comes to sustainable development. Finally, we present some final considerations about the theme, stressing the need to change not only the economic analytical tools of growth and development, but understanding that the concept of sustainable development requires changes in habits, institutions and metrics.Este artigo tem como objetivo fazer uma revisão crítica do conceito de crescimento econômico. Assim, uma breve apresentação de indicadores alternativos é feita. Portanto, alguns indicadores são apresentados, assim como suas limitações, e as principais ameaças a serem enfrentadas são destacadas. Consideram-se discussões recentes no âmbito do Acordo de Paris e da Agenda 2030, que basicamente visa cobrir mais variáveis e questões relacionadas ao desenvolvimento sustentável. Por fim, apresentamos algumas considerações finais sobre o tema, ressaltando a necessidade de mudar não apenas as ferramentas econômicas analíticas de crescimento e desenvolvimento, mas entendendo que o conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável requer mudanças de hábitos, instituições e métricas.UFRGS2018-06-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/7113010.22456/2178-8839.71130Conjuntura Austral; Vol. 9 No. 45 (2018); 5-13Conjuntura Austral; Vol. 9 Núm. 45 (2018); 5-13Conjuntura Austral; v. 9 n. 45 (2018); 5-132178-8839reponame:Conjuntura Australinstname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSenghttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/71130/48328Santos, Thauaninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-05-20T11:53:34Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/71130Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustralPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oaiconjunturaaustral@ufrgs.br||reisdasilva@hotmail.com||nerint@ufrgs.br||andre.reis@ufrgs.br2178-88392178-8839opendoar:https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oaihttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oai2021-05-20T11:53:34Conjuntura Austral - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
Além do crescimento econômico: desenvolvimento sustentável como uma abordagem alternativa
title Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
spellingShingle Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
Santos, Thauan
Sustainable Development
Economic Growth
Indicators.
Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Crescimento Econômico
Indicadores
title_short Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
title_full Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
title_fullStr Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
title_full_unstemmed Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
title_sort Beyond economic growth: sustainable development as an alternative approach
author Santos, Thauan
author_facet Santos, Thauan
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos, Thauan
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Sustainable Development
Economic Growth
Indicators.
Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Crescimento Econômico
Indicadores
topic Sustainable Development
Economic Growth
Indicators.
Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Crescimento Econômico
Indicadores
description This paper aims to make a critical review of the concept of economic growth. Hence, a brief presentation of alternative indicators is made. Therefore, some indicators are presented, as well as their limitations, and then the main threats to be faced are highlighted. Recent discussions under the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 are considered, which basically aims to cover more variables and issue areas when it comes to sustainable development. Finally, we present some final considerations about the theme, stressing the need to change not only the economic analytical tools of growth and development, but understanding that the concept of sustainable development requires changes in habits, institutions and metrics.
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