Cited on HN 3 times, 2016–2020, never outright recommendedscore 0
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HN points to it as an alternative to GDP for measuring national progress and as background on the Good Country Index.
Policy advisor Simon Anholt presents the Good Country Index, a measure of how much each nation contributes to the world beyond its own borders. In a funny TED talk he argues governments should think globally, and reveals which countries rank surprisingly.
“Maybe this is a better way of measuring progress instead of GDP and productivity?” (HN, 2017)
Maybe this is a better way of measuring progress instead of GDP and productivity? TED: Which country does the most good for the world? Simon Arnholt [this video] And maybe instead of re-distribution of wealth (which is zero-sum) it should be a redistribution basic food, housing, entertainment and access to education (which is non-zero sum and can be optimized for).
Alternative way of measuring national progress beyond GDP.
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