Abstract
An increasing awareness of environmental problems, and an attribution of blame for them to American economic policies, has led to a fashionable scoffing at “GNP worship.” But correctly regarded, GNP is neutral and a useful economic tool. Attacking it can become a case of tilting at windmills—a pursuit that is at best useless, and at worst harmful in that it serves to obscure real issues. Economist Joel Darmstadter is senior research associate with Resources for the Future, Inc.
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