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"This manuscript provides international and Canadian perspectives on the possibilities for "beyond-GDP" measurement, i.e. alternative or complementary metrics that could allow a move beyond reliance on the Gross Domestic Product as the dominant indicator of economic and social perform...
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University of Toronto Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Toronto : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This manuscript provides international and Canadian perspectives on the possibilities for "beyond-GDP" measurement, i.e. alternative or complementary metrics that could allow a move beyond reliance on the Gross Domestic Product as the dominant indicator of economic and social performance. It examines a wide range of ways to measure wellbeing and related issues of sustainability, as well as lessons from the growing number of efforts around the world to measure wellbeing differently and bring those measurements into the policy process through complementary actions and new policy tools. Six main questions tie together the various chapters: What have been the policy and other impacts of key beyond-GDP measurement initiatives so far? What are the most promising possibilities and policy applications for beyond-GDP measurement? Which approach to wellbeing measurement should guide construction of a beyond-GDP indicator or indicator dashboard? What complementary measures and related policy tools can help ensure that new measurements are not merely calculated and published, but taken into account in policymaking? What are they key barriers to introducing beyond-GDP metrics and using them in decision-making? What are the key next steps for beyond-GDP measurement?"-- |
| Item Description: | Chapters examine international and Canadian experiences with moving "beyond GDP" and bringing new metrics into decisions about policy and societal priorities. |
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xvi, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Issued also in electronic format. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781487525415 1487525419 9781487507848 1487507844 |
| Index Number: | HB141 |
| CLC: |
C915 F222.33 |
| Call Number: | F222.33/T737 |
| Contents: |
Introduction / 1. The long road beyond GDP: have we finally reached a time for breakthroughs? / 2. Ten years after: from SSF to HLEG - an agenda for well-being measurement in the next decade / 3. Measures for a new economy: shifting power via public participation / 4. Beyond GDP, beyond numbers: Bhutan's journey towards Gross National Happiness / 5. Well-being in British politics and policy / 6. Integrating well-being indicators in budgetary procedures: four shades of sincerity / 7. Beyond "beyond GDP" in the EU: what's next? / 8. Contributions of the genuine progress indicator to measuring and promoting welfare / 9. Measuring what matters: policy applications in New Zealand / 10. Beyond dollars and cents: the Canadian index of wellbeing and Nova Scotia quality of life initiative / 11. Building an epidemiology of happiness / 12. Wellbeing, sustainability, and progress: a framework for public and policy discourse and for quantitative decision-making using the life satisfaction approach / 13. Measuring comprehensive wealth in Canada / 14. Time for a reality check: lessons from Bhutan, Canada and New Zealand / Conclusion: towards a sustainable well-being / |