Beyond GDP : Methodological and measurement issues in redefining "wealth"
Munda, Giuseppe
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat d'Història Econòmica

Imprint: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat d'Història Econòmica 2012
Description: 34 p.
Abstract: In the last decades; a growing stock of literature has been devoted to the criticism of GDP as an indicator of societal wealth. A relevant question is: what are the perspectives to build, on the existing knowledge and consensus, alternative measures of prosperity? A starting point may be to connect well-being research agenda with the sustainability one. However, there is no doubt that there is a lot of complexity and fuzziness inherent in multidimensional concepts such as sustainability and well-being. This article analyses the theoretical foundations and the empirical validity of some multidimensional technical tools that can be used for well-being evaluation and assessment. Of course one should not forget that policy conclusions derived through any mathematical model depend also on the conceptual framework used, i. e. which representation of reality (and thus which societal values and interests) has been considered.
Rights: L'accés als continguts d'aquest document queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons: Creative Commons
Language: Anglès
Series: Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica. Unitat d'Història Econòmica. Documents de treball
Series: Documents de treball (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat d'Història Econòmica) ; 2012_09
Document: Working paper
Subject: Benestar social ; Avaluació



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