Beyond GDP: Measuring Welfare and Assessing Sustainability

Beyond GDP: Measuring Welfare and Assessing Sustainability
ISBN-10
019976719X
ISBN-13
9780199767199
Series
Beyond GDP
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
323
Language
English
Published
2013-05-09
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Marc Fleurbaey, Didier Blanchet

Description

Is GDP a good proxy for social welfare? Building on economic theory, this book confirms that it is not, but also that most alternatives to it share its basic flaw, i.e., a focus on specific aspects of people's lives without sufficiently taking account of people's values and goals. A better approach is possible.

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