Christoph Böhringer|Patrick Jochem
Measuring the immeasurable — A survey of sustainability indices
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg|Centre for European Economic Research
sustainability indices countries provide onedimensional metric valuate countryspecific information three dimensions sustainable development economic environmental social conditions policy level suggest unambiguous yardstick countrys development measured even crosscountry comparison performed article reviews explanatory power various sustainability indices applied policy practice show indices fail fulfill fundamental scientific requirements making rather useless misleading respect policy advice