“STEERING SOCIETIES BEYOND GDP to SDGs”: By Hazel Henderson

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©2020 Hazel Henderson The simmering debate has now exploded about whether GDP the ubiquitous index, is a correct measure of overall progress, but still used by governments, financial markets, mass media, companies, and everyone else. Our Ethical Markets global ”Beyond GDP“ surveys with GlobeScan conducted since 2007, still find an average …

Financial Transaction Taxes: The Commonsense Approach by Hazel Henderson

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For Responsible Investor, October 19th, 2010 Despite the special pleadings of high frequency traders (HFT), the SEC’s initial report on the May 6, 2010, “flash crash” shows them as bogus. “Providing liquidity” claims for HFT turned out to be false – liquidity disappeared when needed. Price discovery was hampered by …

Chapter 13: Good Polling to Keep Democracy Alive and Elections Honest

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Chapter 13: Good Polling to Keep Democracy Alive and Elections Honest By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) Sept. 29, 2004                     In Chapter 10, we saw the utility of often including authority figures in testing support for policy.  Since adequate questions …

Chapter 12: Historical Persistence of Public Opinion

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Chapter 12: Historical Persistence of Public Opinion By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) Sept. 10, 2004                     Public support for a government policy is persistent, meaning that it changes very slowly over the years — unless a major event relevant to …

Chapter 11: Good Polls, Good Pollsters, Good Sponsors

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Chapter 11: Good Polls, Good Pollsters, Good Sponsors By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) Aug. 16, 2004                     Good sponsors must take responsibility for hiring good pollsters and conducting good polls.  But how does a sponsor become a good sponsor and …

Chapter 10: Fair and Foul Use — Taglines and Authorities

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Chapter 10: Fair and Foul Use — Taglines and Authorities By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) Aug. 9, 2004                     Taglines in Polls Survey research shows that there are a very small number, really only a handful of people, who are …

Chapter 9: Asking the Right Questions and Asking the Questions Right

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Chapter 9: Asking the Right Questions and Asking the Questions Right By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) Aug. 9, 2004                     Is the Federal Government Too Big or Too Small? An aspect of government that leaders most dispute is its proper …

Chapter 8: Making Good Use of Numerical and Commonly-Used Word Scales

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Chapter 8: Making Good Use of  Numerical and Commonly-Used Word Scales By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) July 26, 2004                     If a pollster asks, “On a scale of one to 10, how do you feel about Bill Gates?”, he gets …

Chapter 7: Down Boy? No — Give the People a Break

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Chapter 7: Down Boy?  No — Give the People a Break By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) July 22, 2004                     The poll results that the media show us in newspapers, magazines, TV and radio are supplied by big-time commercial pollsters.  …