This apparent dichotomy suggests that the alternative GDP-linked sugar pathway to CMP-legionaminic acid may provide some advantage such as a means to control flux through the different biosynthetic pathways.
Reconstruction will take years.In 2006 Vanuatu briefly made the headlines for coming top of the world's "Happy Planet Index", an alternative to GDP that combines estimates of well-being with a country's ecological footprint.
The Social Progress Index SPIis is an alternative to GDP that uses a smart, holistic approach to measure a country's well-being.
Sarkozy launched a commission in 2009, chaired by the now-sainted Joseph Stiglitz, to explore alternatives to GDP as the primary measure of social progress.
Puma, Mars, Rabobank and Standard Chartered would be among those lobbying for national governments to introduce alternatives to GDP – more comprehensive measures of national progress, wellbeing and natural capital.
These narratives of general wellbeing (who I imagine as a retired military figure, bossing us about with sage advice) and other alternatives to GDP are compelling for politicians.
The UN environment programme will also be strengthened, and studies will begin on alternatives to GDP as a measure of national wellbeing, and the valuation of ecological services.
Nations agreed to think about ways to place a higher value on nature, including alternatives to GDP as a measure of wealth that account more for environmental and social factors, and efforts to assess and pay for "environmental services" provided by nature, such as carbon sequestration and habitat protection.
"But we'd like to see much stronger support for work to ensure that everyone in the world has sustainable energy, and much more enthusiasm on the need for alternatives to GDP".
The Genuine Progress Indicator GPII) offers an alternative to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which has been used at national and state levels since Simon Kuznets presented it to Congress in 1934, despite his warning of the oversimplifications embedded in the metric.
India's number-crunchers provide an alternative breakdown of GDP by expenditure, which is also calculated on a slightly different basis (at market prices rather than factor cost).
