The possibility of developing a sustainability accounting system

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Table of contents

General introduction 
0.1 Context
0.2 Intragenerational equity
0.2.1 Historical background
0.2.2 Axiomatic approach
0.2.3 Selected approach
0.3 Intergenerational equity
0.3.1 Historical background
0.3.2 Axiomatic approach
0.3.3 Intertemporal criteria
0.3.4 Selected approach
0.4 Linking the two dimensions
0.5 Research questions
0.6 Outline and results
1 Sustaining welfare when intratemporal inequalities matter 
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Two regions, two reproducible assets
1.2.1 A neoclassical benchmark
1.2.2 Single-peakedness: A source of stock redundancy
1.3 Inequality aversion and sustainability
1.4 Accounting for changes in sustainability
1.5 Conclusion
A.1 Illustrations for the limiting cases
A.1.1 Illustration: Utilitarianism
A.1.2 Illustration: Intragenerational maximin
A.2 Sustainability improvement: Graphical illustrations for the limiting cases
A.3 Stability of the steady state
A.4 Utilitarianism: Mathematical details and proofs
A.5 An example: Utilitarianism with AK-technology and a renewable resource
A.5.1 Case 1
A.5.2 Case 2
2 Distributional considerations during growth toward the golden rule 
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Maximizing intergenerational welfare
2.2.1 Framework
2.2.2 Two regions considered separately
2.2.3 Two regions considered collectively
2.2.4 Graphical representation
2.3 Accounting considerations
2.4 Intra and intergenerational inequity
2.5 Discussion: Equity, inequality aversion and discount rate
2.6 Conclusion
A.1 Stability of the steady state
3 Transfers of resources for a sustainable development 
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Two regions, one harvestable resource
3.2.1 Framework
3.2.2 Utility possibility frontier with lump-sum transfer
3.2.3 Utility possibility frontier with tax
3.2.4 Comparison of the two frontiers
3.2.5 Welfare analysis
3.3 Intra and intergenerational considerations
3.3.1 Inequality aversion and the current consumption
3.3.2 Evolution of the resource and the possibilities for futures welfares
3.3.3 Interactions between the two dimensions
3.4 Conclusion
A.1 Special cases of CES functions
A.2 Illustration: Sensitivity to the utility of the South
General conclusion 
3.2.1 Summary
3.2.2 Limits and prospects
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