Not all’s well
Lebohang Liepollo Pheko tells how wellbeing means different things depending on where you are looking from. The idea of promoting wellbeing economies has been gaining traction, especially among a few …
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GDP is getting a makeover
Pressure is mounting to downgrade GDP or improve it so economic growth is not the only game in town. The numbers are heading in the wrong direction. If the world …
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The pandemic recovery needs to be measured in well-being—not just GDP
Once a country’s economy reaches a certain level of wealth, gross domestic product—which puts a single dollar value on a country’s total economic output—is no longer a good measure of …
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Beautiful Economics
From the publisher: A handbook for rebooting the world with a new economic narrative that combines ecological, philosophical and entrepreneurial wisdom. What if we could all become rich in Life …
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The Mismeasure of Progress
From the publisher: Beginning with the rise of the growth paradigm in the 1940s and 1950s and continuing through the present day, The Mismeasure of Progress is the first book on the …
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COVID-19 Broke the Economy. What If We Don’t Fix It?
Instead of reopening society for the sake of the economy, what if we continued to work less, buy less, make less—for the sake of the planet? At the end of …
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Why Governments Should Prioritize Wellbeing- Nicola Sturgeon Ted Talk
In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acceptance of GDP as the ultimate measure of a country’s success. In …
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