The Wellbeing of Nations : Meaning, Motive and Measurement

THE WELLBEING OF NATIONS MEANING, MOTIVE AND MEASUREMENTâ€A great book that adds much needed well-reasoned argument and weight to the global debate on how we better measure what is getting better and what is not. Hand and Allin chart a series of paths away from the beguiling simplicity of GDP, show where those routes began and to where they might lead. Slowly we are learning to better count what really matters in our lives. This book explains the international collaboration behind this new learning and moves it far forward.' Daniel Dorling , School of Geography and the Environment, University of OxfordHow and why to use new measures of national wellbeingWe have known for many years that standard measures of a country's economic performance, like GDP and GNP, fail to tell the whole story about progress and wellbeing. The Wellbeing of Nations explores national and cross-national initiatives to build wider measures. It covers economic performance, quality of life, the state of the environment, progress,

such wider measures of national wellbeing, progress and development around the world. The Wellbeing of Nations is aimed at statisticians, economists, social researchers and policy makers in government, including national and international statistics offices. Academics in development studies, economics, environmental studies, positive psychology, health research, anthropology, political studies and sociology will also benefit from this book. [Publisher's Text]

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