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Blogpost l From Poverty to Power
06 February 2013 | blogpost, gdp, indicators, literature review, well-beingWhy do some (better) alternatives to GDP get picked up, while others sink without trace? Useful new study on political economy of indicators. Took me a while to overcome my reluctance to read a...
Blogpost l Economic Governance: Using GDP growth as a governance indicator - MattAndrews
06 February 2013 | blogpost, gdp, growth, indicatorsI am moving away from debt now, but still on the subject of governance and the question: What would good governance indicators look like? As readers will know, I take the basic definition of...
Doha Climate Change Conference l Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could change the world
03 December 2012 | bhutan, climate change, gdp, happiness, well-being measurementsBhutan measures prosperity by gauging its citizens' happiness levels, not the GDP. Now its ideas are attracting interest at the UN climate change conference in Doha. Since 1971, Bhutan has rejected...
United Kingdom: Are squeezed households happier?
21 November 2012 | data, financial crisis, gdp, household-level, united kingdom, well-being" Are squeezed households happier? Money doesn’t make you happy – but it helps. While most would agree that hard cash provides some succour from life’s travails, measuring the link between wealth and...
Blogpost: HDI surprisingly similar to GDP/capita
21 November 2012 | blogpost, gdp, hdi, methodology, online debateHuman Development Index HDI is advanced as being a better indicator than “GDP per capita” in measuring the progress of Nations. HDI is calculated by UNDP from indicators for health, education and...
China: Money alone can't make people happy
14 November 2012 | china, gdp, happiness measures, index, local initiative, well-beingThe General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Hu Jintao's address to the 18th CPC National Congress on Nov 8 stressed the importance of improving people's livelihood. He set a goal to build...
Redefining American Progress
29 October 2012 | alternative indicators, gdp, gpiIn the 2010s, a group of progressives dissatisfied with the United States’ political and social landscape are pushing the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI). Developed as an alternative to gross...
Documentary: Well-Being in Vanuatu
26 October 2012 | alternative indicators, community indicator initiatives, documentation, gdp, oceania, videoA documentary highlighting some of the key findings from the pilot study on ni-Vanuatu well-being conducted between 2010-2012 by the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs and the Vanuatu National...
Blogpost: Beyond GDP (Dragon Tales, 2 Aug 2010)
02 September 2010 | blogpost, event, gdp, methodology, well-beingAt the Trilogue – a meeting of EU parliamentarians, academics, civil society, the arts and independent organizations – a debate that took place within the discussion of re-thinking growth/...
Net-Buzz: recent discussions and commentary from the blogosphere
24 June 2010 | assessment, blogs, civ society, gdp, gender equality indices, indicators, news itemsEITI Blog: The nature of multi-stakeholder initiatives A sample of recent or ongoing online discussions on governance assessment-related issues. EITI Blog: The nature of multi-...