Press Release: Public Backing for Going Beyond GDP Remains Strong: Global Poll

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

LONDON – The public around the world remains strongly in favour of replacing GDP with a broader way of reporting national progress, according to a new global poll released today. The study, conducted by GlobeScan on behalf of Ethical Markets, business think tank Tomorrow’s Company and the ICAEW, surveyed 10,845 …

Envisioning a Global Economic Dashboard

kristyBeyond GDP

A publication from The Economist Economic futurist Hazel Henderson offers alternative measures. A growing number of economists and policy makers argue that statistics such as gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP) may be useful as snapshots of a nation’s total economic activity, but they are limited in …

GDP Scorecards Still Misleading Governments, Banks, and Investors as New Survey Shows Disconnect

kristyArticles by Hazel Henderson, Beyond GDP

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Continued Public Support for Going ‘Beyond GDP’: Global Poll

Ethical Markets - RBeyond GDP

Continued Public Support for Going ‘Beyond GDP’: Global Poll (PDF press release) Click here for the survey results (PDF) London, January 21, 2011, 09:00 GMT: A new global poll across 12 countries reveals that more than two-thirds of people polled think that economic statistics like GDP are an inadequate way …