Bibliograph

Beyond GDP, measuring welfare and assessing sustainability, Marc Fleurbaey and Didier Blanchet

Type

Label

Beyond GDP, measuring welfare and assessing sustainability, Marc Fleurbaey and Didier Blanchet

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Beyond GDP

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

843335164

Responsibility statement

Marc Fleurbaey and Didier Blanchet

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

measuring welfare and assessing sustainability

Summary

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

Target audience

specialized

Classification