Total material requirement
The Total Material Requirement Index (TMR) is an economic indicator. It is a measure of the resources and materials used in an economic system. Resources that are indirectly involved, for example imports, are also taken into account.
In contrast to Total Material Consumption , the TMR also includes consumed resources and materials whose products are intended for export. The value is therefore always greater than that of the TMC .
Using the TMR, it is possible to differentiate between qualitative and quantitative growth in an economy. The quantitative growth only takes into account the change in gross domestic product over time and not the sustainability of development.
The qualitative growth can be negative in spite of the increased GDP, if the resource consumption, measured by the TMR, has increased more. The greater the decrease in TMR and the greater the increase in GDP, the stronger it is.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Definition of the European Topic Center on Sustainable Consumption and Production (English)
- ↑ http://meinbayern.gruene-bayern.de/blog/2010/05/12/aus-der-grunen-jugend-ein-kommentar-zur-wachstumsdebatte/ Thesis paper by Patrick Urbanke
