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17
Oct

Measuring happiness

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Posted by: Regina Lane

Is success only about economic growth? From the 4th OECD World Forum on Measuring Wellbeing for Development and Policy Making, Regina Lane posts from New Delhi.

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Topic: 
New economics, Sustainable living
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new economics, well-being, happiness, GDP, OECD forum, development, policy
3
Mar

The right time to fix our national accounts

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Posted by: Regina Lane

The problem is when you measure progress by a balance sheet that only tallies what is bought and sold in the market place.

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Topic: 
New economics
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biodiversity, budget, climate change, economic reform, economics, economy, environment, GDP, new economics, progress, wellbeing, work
4
Oct

Is life getting better?

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Posted by: Regina Lane

"I’m very comfortable. But I’m not comfortable about the world I live in.”  It’s this sentiment that sums up our national mood.

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Topic: 
New economics
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biodiversity, economics, economy, GDP, new economics, wellbeing
27
Sep

GDP a flawed measure of wellbeing, says Treasury

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Posted by: Regina Lane

When a senior official in Treasury admits that GDP is not the right measure of progress, its time we expanded our view, and our measurements, of progress.

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New economics
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economic reform, economics, economy, GDP, new economics, progress, wellbeing
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