Beyond GDP: National Accounting in the Age of Resource Depletion

Introduction.- Traditional view of economy.- Brief history of input-output (I-O) modeling.- Basic I-O method.- An I-O method for dynamic (transient) economic analysis.- References.- Material Flows.- Methodology.- Example A: one sector economy.- Example B: two sector economy.- Example C: three sector economy.- References.- Direct Energy Flows.- Methodology.- Example A: one sector economy.- Example B: two sector economy.- Example C: three sector economy.- References.- Embodied Energy Flows.- Methodology.- Example A: one sector economy.- Example B: two sector economy.- Example C: three sector economy.- References.- Value Flows.- Methodology.- Example A: one sector economy.- Example B: two sector economy.- Example C: three sector economy.- References.- Energy Intensity.- References.- Implications.- Implications for economic "development".- Implications for the I-O method.- Implications for recycling, reuse, and dematerialization.- Comparison to a Steady-state Economy.- References.