1. Introduction
Beyond Economic Growth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development
By Tatyana P. Soubbotina

2. Overview of Introduction
Is development just economic growth?
Development is multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary
Difficult questions, different answers
Three questions
Development data
Back of book and other sources

3. Is development just economic growth?
Sustainable development must balance economic goals with social and environmental goals
Development includes freedom, equity, health, education, the environment, natural ecosystems, etc.
Understanding sustainable development requires a diverse perspective
The book is interdisciplinary
Concepts: economic growth, population growth, improvements in education and health, industrialization, post-industrialization, environmental degradation, globalization

4. Difficult questions, different answers
Three questions of the book:
What is development?
How can we compare development across countries?
How can development be sustainable?
Different people may have different priorities
Higher income?
Cleaner environment?
More personal safety?
More individual freedom?

5. Development data The book has extensive data tables Other data sources
Gapminder
Wikipedia (!!)