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Associate Professor Philip Lawn is a Research Scholar at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (University of Newcastle) and Visitor at the School of Economics (University of Adelaide). Over the past decade Philip has written and edited a number of books and articles on the principles, indicators, and policy aspects of sustainable development. Some of his books include: Sustainable Development Indicators in Ecological Economics (2006, Edward Elgar), Frontier Issues in Ecological Economics (2007, Edward Elgar), Sustainable Welfare in the Asia-Pacific (2008, co-edited with Matthew Clarke, Edward Elgar), and Environment and Employment: A Reconciliation (2009, Routledge). Philip has recently finished a climate change book and an edited volume on how nations can best make the transition to a sustainable economy in a world subject to the degenerative forces of globalisation. Philip is a long-time member of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) and has served on the Executive Committee of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE) (2004-2007). During his time on the Executive Committee, Philip helped organise ANZSEE’s biennial conference and conducted a number of pre-conference Master classes on the Genuine Progress Indicator – an alternative macro indicator designed to replace Gross Domestic Product as a measure of national economic performance. Owing to a lack of a suitable forum to investigate environment-employment issues, Philip conceived of The International Journal of Environment, Workplace, and Employment (Inderscience) in 2004. Philip became the founding editor of the journal and remained in the position until 2008. At the same, Philip has been a Guest Editor of The International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development (Inderscience). Philip is also in demand by Australian state governments having undertaken commissioned work for the Victorian and Queensland Governments. His commissioning role has led to two Genuine Progress Indicator reports on Queensland and one on Victoria. Along with seminar and conference presentations, Philip regularly gives presentations to community groups and organisations in an attempt to spread the word about the dangers of humankind’s predilection with continued growth and the benefits as well as the necessity of transitioning to a steady-state economy.