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- Is China’s Government Overrated? (China Digital Times 21.03.2011)
As part of a special report on “the future of the state”, The Economist responds to the increasingly widespread view that “Beijing really gets things done”, pointing out areas like education and local government financing and accountability in which serious deficiencies remain.
- Economics and happiness (Part I) (The Manila Bulletin 20.03.2011)
In both developed and developing countries, there is an increasing interest in what can be called happiness economics.
- Foreign Views (Bejing Review 20.03.2011)
The indication of 7-percent economic growth is a strong message by the Chinese Government to grow in its economy not just in terms of speed, but also by quality. Also, more efforts will be taken to make sure that the economic growth is not at the expense of environment.
- Don't worry, be happy (The Economist 17.03.2011)
The government introduces the country’s new mantra
- CCP’s Illusory and Absurd Official Performance Measure: Making People Happy (The Epoch Times 17.03.2011)
China’s two parliamentary sessions [the National People's Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, held annually in Beijing] opened under heavy military presence because of echoes of the Jasmine Revolution reverberating in China since Feb. 20.
- China promotes the pursuit of happiness (China.Org 16.03.2011)
30 years' of economic reforms in China have created an economic miracle. The government has promoted economic growth with a GDP target every year.
- H.E. Mr. Gu Xiaojie, Ambassador Of China’s Briefing On The Annual Sessions Of The NPC And CPPCC (Ethopian Journal 16.04.2011)
The two sessions, or called “Liang Hui” in Chinese, refering to the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC, the legislature of China) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, the top political advisory body of China) were concluded a few days ago. As the most important annual political events in China, the two sessions have caught the eyes of the world’s media
- 'Happiness Index' vies with entrenched GDP cult (Shanghai Daily 11.03.2011)
"Farewell GDP fetish!" proclaims the cover headline of the latest issue of China Newsweek magazine.
- Nine Chinese Provinces Want to Double GDP, NPC Chief Says No (Epoch Times 10.03.2011)
The Vice Chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee has poured cold water on the idea that provinces will be able to double their GDPs within the next five years.
- Foreign media spotlight China's growing emphasis on happiness (xinhua 08.03.2011)
Chinese lawmakers and political advisors' enthusiastic discussions on building "a happy China" during two ongoing important meetings has attracted great attention from foreign media.
- Happiness has no index (Shanghai Daily 07.03.2011)
In denouncing a GDP cult (reckless pursuit of economic growth), China should avoid another form of cult: blind worship of the so-called "Happiness Index."
- Foreign media spotlight China's growing emphasis on happiness (xinhua 08.03.2011)
Chinese lawmakers and political advisors' enthusiastic discussion on building "a happy China" during two ongoing important meetings has attracted great attention from foreign media.
- Road map for China's social, economic development unfolded (AsiaOne 06.03.2011)
Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday unfolded the road map for China's social and economic development during the next five years, setting targets for the quality and efficiency of economic growth and speaking about the transformation of the growth mode and economic restructuring.
- More and more world leaders want happy nations, not just rich ones (The Telegraph 02.03.2011)
In the years since the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan embraced the idea of measuring national progress by the happiness of its citizens, the idea has caught the imagination of leading economists and political leaders across the world.
- China orders officials to go out and 'make people happy' (The Telegraph 02.03.2011)
China has ordered its officials to go out and "make people happy" in a bid to combat simmering discontent caused by a widening rich-poor divide, choking pollution, soaring inflation and endemic corruption.
- China's GDP Strategy: Make People Happy (The Atlantic 28.02.2011)
Heading into China's National People's Congress (NPC) this week, which is something akin to the start of a new congress in the U.S., the chatter has been noticeably less on GDP growth and more on happiness.
- Wen outlines major govt tasks in annual online chat (People's Daily Online 28.02.2011)
In a two-hour online chat with Web users Sunday, Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to prioritize issues that are at the heart of "people's happiness," such as ensuring social equality and justice.
- Growth target cut in quality of life push (The Standard 28.02.2011)
China has set a lower average annual economic growth target of 7 percent for 2011 to 2015, Premier Wen Jiabao has revealed.
- GDP does not equate happiness (The Star Online 26.02.2011)
Headline: “Rising China tops Japan as world's No. 2”. Looks like a big deal. Officially, the news came out of Tokyo two weeks ago when the Japanese government reported its economy shrank at a 1.1% annual rate in 4Q'10, a period when China's GDP surged 9.8% from a year earlier.
- The dream of happiness (China Daily 26.02.2011)
In Yevgeny Zamyatin's novel We, the author develops a society where everyone must feel happy. In Zamyatin's perfectly cheerful world, people subscribe to self-hypnosis by muttering to themselves "I am so happy ... so happy". If citizens do not accept this flawless utopia, the government's duty is to force happiness upon them.
- China must measure happiness (China Dialogue 24.02.2011)
To sustain the benefits of China’s rapid ascension, politicians should broaden their policy goals, writes leading economist Hu Angang, setting out his prescription for a national happiness index.
- The dangers of happiness (China Dialogue 23.02.2011)
Economic growth may be an imperfect measure of human progress, but well-being indices are worse, writes Paul Ormerod. They furnish policymakers with misleading data – and an excuse to restrict our liberties.
- Restoring the balance (China Dialogue 23.02.2011)
Tim Jackson is a sustainability adviser to the British government and the author of Prosperity without Growth, a controversial rebuttal of GDP-focused notions of success. He explains his philosophy to Tan Copsey.
- How to make China happy (China Dialogue 21.02.2011)
China’s newfound focus on well-being will be useless without wider political reform, writes Tang Hao, as we continue our special series on happiness.
- Be happy, says Chinese province in new five-year plan (Guardian 22.02.2011)
China Dialogue: 'Happy Guangdong' initiative tempers single-minded pursuit of economic growth
- The pursuit of happiness (China Dialogue 21.02.2011)
Does economic growth improve our lives? Are there better ways to measure welfare? How do GDP and the environment interact? Opening chinadialogue’s week-long series on well-being economics, Sam Geall talks to Cormac Cullinan, an attorney, campaigner and author of a manifesto for earth justice.
