Community Portal January 2010
From Wikiprogress.org
Progress in the News
Is GDP An Obsolete Measure of Progress? TIME 30.010.2010)
Could it be that the GDP, that gold standard of economic data, might not be the best way to gauge a nation’s relative prosperity?
Different fates of three Caribbean countries tell a lot(Irish Times 21.01.2010)
Environmental protection is the bedrock, not a roadblock, to lasting prosperity.
Productivity up, happiness down(The Sydney Morning Herald 21.01.2010)
Is Australia's biggest problem that we're not rich enough, because we aren't "productive" enough? The Government thinks so, and the Opposition agrees.
Geoff Mulgan: Put happiness on the election agenda (The Independent 18.01.2010)
We should consider the effect of policies on people's wellbeing.
Is Costa Rica Really the Happiest Nation on Earth? (Freakonomics - The New York Times 12.01.2010)
Nicholas Kristof’s recent Times Op-Ed set out to explain why Costa Rica is “the happiest nation on earth.” This led my happiness coauthor Betsey Stevenson and me to explore further...
Economists start to consider that money can't buy happiness (The Guardian.co.uk 10.01.2010)
Obsession with GDP as a measure of how good people feel is losing its grip against concerns for welfare and sustainability.
The definition of progress is sometimes a matter of opinion (Irish Independent 10.01.2010)
It is a fact that, if we could calculate its value, drug dealing would be added to GDP- the figure which measures the total output of the economy.
Blogs on Progress
Gender as a Measure of … Everything (Building Gender Businesses 21.01.2010)
I have spent the past week split between the snowy beauty of Helsinki and the bustling heat of Bangalore. The contrasts ...
Wellbeing services 'deliver benefits' (LGC 19.01.2010)
Services focused on promoting wellbeing are delivering “widespread economic and social benefits”, especially to children, a study by the Young Foundation and the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) has revealed.
A good call? (Joe Public Blog - The Guardian.co.uk 15.01.2010)
Are mobile phones essential for well being in places where the mobile is the only phone option (mainly impoverished)? The Young Foundation argue yes.
Researchers say it's official: TGIF, baby! (Los Angeles Times 15.01.2010)
Fridays off? The study was published in the January issue of Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology saying that in the theory of "self determination" well-being is based on one's personal needs for autonomy, competence and social relationships and these are not easy to find at work....several other rather miserably written articles also on the web about this study.
2010: A bright year for well-being (The nef triple crunch blog 12.01.2010)
Nef starts off on a positive note about well being for 2010.
