National Accounts Manual - Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting 2003

Author: Ding Yanqiang (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This manual is an authoritative document on integrated environmental and economic accounting jointly published by five major international organizations—the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the World Bank. It represents the latest research findings in this field. The manual provides a comprehensive exposition of the integrated environmental and economic accounting system, detailing the concepts, methods, classifications, and basic principles for incorporating resource depletion, environmental protection, and environmental degradation into national economic accounting. It constructs a fundamental framework for integrated environmental and economic accounting, enabling consistent analysis of the contributions of the environment to the economy and the impacts of the economy on the environment. Its purpose is to monitor the interactions between the economy and the environment by providing indicators and descriptive statistics, serving as a tool for strategic planning and policy analysis to establish a sustainable development path.