The Relationship Between EPI and GDP Growth： An Examination on Developed and Emerging Countries  

作　　者：Fatma Tektufekci Nilgun Kutay 

机构地区：[1]Dokuz Eylul University, |zmir, Turkey

出　　处：《Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing》2016年第5期268-276,共9页现代会计与审计（英文版）

摘　　要：Environmental issues are one of the most important aspects of the long-term development of a country and have an important role in a nation＇s wealth. Different environmental performance indicators present different methodologies and aim to measure countries＇ environmental performances with different approaches. One of the environmental indices, Environmental Performance Index （EPI）, ranks countries＇ performance on high-priority environmental issues in two areas： protection of human health and protection of ecosystems. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the environmental aspect of sustainability with the EPI and analyze the relationships and differences of the chosen 14 （seven are developed and seven are emerging） countries＇ EPI scores and Gross Domestic Products （GDPs）.

关 键 词：environmental performance Environmental Performance Index （EPI） environmental health ecosystemvitality Gross Domestic Product （GDP） 

分 类 号：X321[环境科学与工程—环境工程] TQ433[化学工程]