Indicator – L3. Competitiveness of resource industries
Consultant's Initials: |
GSA |
Source: |
CCFM |
Identification No. in source: Use all refs: |
5.2 |
Class: |
Economic |
Recommendation (after field testing) Yes or no |
No |
Revised Indicator Suggested? # |
M6 |
Box A:
Principle - Society accepts responsibility for sustainability.
Criterion- There is equitable access to and distribution of economic rents.
Indicator - Competitiveness of resource industries.
Box B: Definition:
Competitiveness is a measure of the ability of an industry to efficiently combine inputs (e.g., labor, capital and raw material) in producing and selling goods and services. Competitiveness is also influenced by institutional, social, cultural and regulatory regimes. For example, tax laws, trade policies, social policies (e.g., manpower training, education and health) and environmental regulations all have an impact on the competitiveness and performance of industries.
Box C: Attributes
Rated on a scale of 1-5, where 1=no/bad/unimportant and 5=yes/good/important
Precisely defined? (clear) |
3 |
Useable? |
3 |
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Is it applicable to other areas/ecosystems? (robust) |
4 |
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Sensitive? |
2 |
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Easy to detect, record and interpret? |
2 |
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Is it applicable to all landowners? |
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Yes |
x |
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No |
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Box D: Applicability to Different Landowners. Explain any differences.
N/A
Box E: Overlap.
CIFOR – ECON : C4.1.1, "Presence of economic rent"
Box F: Geo-Political Scale:
Global |
X |
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North America |
X |
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Intermountain West |
X |
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Study area |
X |
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Tenure |
X |
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Site |
Box G: Indicator Characteristics:
Diagnostic |
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Predictive |
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Both |
X |
Notes:
The indicator is diagnostic, but could also have limited predictive capability if time series trends are examined.
Box H: Indicator Function:
Structure |
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Function/Process |
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Composition |
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Perturbation |
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| Not Applicable | X |
Notes:
This classification does not apply to socioeconomic systems.
Box I: Underlying Concepts:
Although this indicator suggests useful measures, it is extremely general in its definition. This is derived from the reclassification process used in the initial testing procedure. The CCFM criterion "Competitiveness of resource industries" was reclassified as an indicator, along with its associated indicators 5.2.1, 5.2.2 and 5.2.3, all of which were removed from consideration. As it stands, "Competitiveness of resource industries" cannot be considered an indicator but rather a general statement subsuming several non-applicable indicators. However, the CIFOR-ECON indicator 4.1.1 "Presence of economic rent" does address the same issues as this indicator but in a more direct and succinct manner. As a result, CIFOR-ECON 4.1.1 was proposed as a replacement indicator M6.
Box J: Relevance to Sustainable/Unsustainable Management:
None.
Box K: Measurement Methods:
None.
Box L: Data Required:
None.
Box M: Data Used for the North American Test :
None.
Box N: Example Results:
None.
Box O: Assessing the Practicality:
None.
Box P: Assessing the Information Value:
None.
Box Q: Overall assessment :
Rejected
Weaknesses:
Box R: Did you rewrite or revise to a new indicator. If so what?
See revised indicator M6, "Existence of economic rent: Total harvesting revenues exceed harvesting costs".
Box S: References:
N/A
Appendix:
Please record your notes on evaluating the indicator here.
N/A