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Measuring Tomorrow - Accounting for Well-Being, Resilience, and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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Measuring Tomorrow - Accounting for Well-Being, Resilience, and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover)
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How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainability
Never before in human history have we produced so much data, and
this empirical revolution has shaped economic research and policy
profoundly. But are we measuring, and thus managing, the right
things--those that will help us solve the real social, economic,
political, and environmental challenges of the twenty-first
century? In Measuring Tomorrow, Eloi Laurent argues that we need to
move away from narrowly useful metrics such as gross domestic
product and instead use broader ones that aim at well-being,
resilience, and sustainability. By doing so, countries will be able
to shift their focus away from infinite and unrealistic growth and
toward social justice and quality of life for their citizens. The
time has come for these broader metrics to become more than just
descriptive, Laurent argues; applied carefully by private and
public decision makers, they can foster genuine progress. He begins
by taking stock of the booming field of well-being and
sustainability indicators, and explains the insights that the best
of these can offer. He then shows how these indicators can be used
to develop new policies, from the local to the global. An essential
resource for scholars, students, and policymakers, Measuring
Tomorrow covers all aspects of well-being--including health,
education, and the environment--and incorporates a broad range of
data and fascinating case studies from around the world: not just
the United States and Europe but also China, Africa, the Middle
East, and India.
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