International agendas have included sustainability within the concept of development as the main concern that must be addressed from a global perspective. The proposal of a single index for sustainable development makes it possible to combine the measurement of results and unify criteria....

International agendas have included sustainability within the concept of development as the main concern that must be addressed from a global perspective. The proposal of a single index for sustainable development makes it possible to combine the measurement of results and unify criteria....

Besides facilitating access to the world market, WTO accession negotiations entail a process of domestic reforms that are expected to improve the supply side of acceding economies. However, measuring the actual impact of accession remains an empirical debate. The present paper contributes to the...