Book review: Beyond GDP: measuring welfare and assessing sustainability

Rodrigues, Pedro (2013) Book review: Beyond GDP: measuring welfare and assessing sustainability. LSE Review of Books (27 Aug 2013). Website.

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"Beyond GDP: Measuring Welfare and Assessing Sustainability." Marc Fleurbaey and Didier Blanchet. Oxford University Press. March 2013. --- Marc Fleurbaey and Didier Blanchet report on their quest for good indicators of social progress. In Beyond GDP they delve into the ethical considerations and the economic theory behind four alternatives. They explain why income cannot proxy welfare, why assessing sustainability requires making predictions, and how the equivalent income approach seems promising. Pedro Rodrigues recommends this book to policy makers and scholars of all social sciences, psychology, ecology and philosophy that are dissatisfied with GDP as a measure of social well-being.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2013 12:09
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 18:34
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/54292

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