A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption

Part 1: Introduction 1. A Global Perspective on Sustainable Development 2. Deepening of Global Value Chains 3. Money Cannot Compensate for Entropy: Ecologically Unequal Exchange and the Decoupling of Economics from Reality 4. Is It the End of World (Trade) as We Know It? Changes in Global Trade Patterns after the Outbreak of COVID-19 5. Measuring Impacts in Global Value Chains through Consumption-Based Accounting Part 2: Europe 6. Europe: A Resource-Dependent Region with Strong Sustainability-Oriented Policies 7. European Union: Protecting the Environment while Securing Jobs and Growth 8. Austria 9. Bulgaria 10. France: International Resources for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Innovative future? 11. Germany 12. Italy 13. The Netherlands 14. Norway: Rich + Green = Sustainable? 15. Sweden: An Environmental Success Story 16. The UK: A Proud Leader, or Dishonest User of Statistics? 17. Poland 18. Transition of Slovakia toward a Modern Market Economy 19. Spain Part 3: Africa 20. Africa as Net Exporter of Natural Resources and Pollution 21. South Africa: The Sideways Drift of a Jobless Coal-and-Carbon Nexus 22. Ghana 23. Kenya 24. Morocco 25. Malawi Part 4: The Americas 26. The Americas: On Track toward Sustainable Development? 27. Ecuador: A Traditional Development Path 28. Bolivia 29. Nicaragua: Central America's Green Lung. But How much Longer? 30. Brazil 31. Colombia 32. Mexico: 20 Years of North American Free-Trade Agreement. Socio-Environmental Trends and Unequal Exchange 33. Argentina: Energy Transition to a Cleaner Economy 34. Chile 35. United States of America Part 5: Asia and Oceania 36. Asia and Oceania: Mutual Outsourcing Partners 37. China 38. Japan 39. Indonesia 40. Russia 41. Australia: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 42. New Zealand Part 6: Middle East 43. Middle East: The Dilemma of Oil, Water and Development 44. Iran 45. Iraq