The conventional national accounts based on the System of National Accounts (SNA) cover only those economic activities that involve market transactions, thereby not capturing the full economic value of most environmental goods and services that do not have markets or market prices. Thus, the consequences of environment-economy interaction, which have a significant bearing on the sustainability of economic processes, are not reflected in the National Accounts. United Nations System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting (SEEA 2003) guidelines provide the format for the...
The conventional national accounts based on the System of National Accounts (SNA) cover only those economic activities that involve market transaction...