Beyond gdp: measuring welfare and assessing sustainability
Auteur :
Fleurbaey, Marc / Blanchet, Didier
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199767199
Date de publication :
9 mai 2013
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,5 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
599 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.