{"product_id":"measuring-what-counts","title":"Measuring What Counts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold agenda for a better way to assess societal well-being, by three of the world''s leading economists and statisticians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If we want to put people first, we have to know what matters to them, what improves their well-being, and how we can supply more of whatever that is.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joseph E. Stiglitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2009, a group of economists led by Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz, French economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi, and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen issued a report challenging gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of progress and well-being. Published as \u003cem\u003eMismeasuring Our Lives\u003c\/em\u003e by The New Press, the book sparked a global conversation about GDP and a major movement among scholars, policy makers, and activists to change the way we measure our economies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eMeasuring What Counts\u003c\/em\u003e, Stiglitz, Fitoussi, and Martine Durand—summarizing the deliberations of a panel of experts on the measurement of economic performance and social progress hosted at the OECD, the international organization incorporating the most economically advanced countries—propose a new, \"beyond GDP\" agenda. This book provides an accessible overview of the last decade''s global movement, sparked by the original critique of GDP, and proposes a new \"dashboard\" of metrics to assess a society''s health, including measures of inequality and economic vulnerability, whether growth is environmentally sustainable, and how people feel about their lives. Essential reading for our time, it also serves as a guide for policy makers and others on how to use these new tools to fundamentally change the way we measure our lives—and to plot a radically new path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57389909279102,"sku":"NW9781620975695","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781620975695.jpg?v=1778635175","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/measuring-what-counts","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}