Genuine Progress Indicator Factoring in Wellbeing
http://rprogress.org/sustainability_indicators/genuine_progress_indicator.htm
Genuine Progress Indicator
We believe that if policymakers measure what really matters to people—health care, safety, a clean environment, and other indicators of well-being—economic policy would naturally shift towards sustainability.
Redefining Progress created the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)… Continue reading
Kennedy: GDP Measures Everything Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile
http://www2.mccombs.utexas.edu/faculty/michael.brandl/main%20page%20items/Kennedy%20on%20GNP.htm
Robert F. Kennedy on what GNP means.
Below is a quote from Bobby Kennedy on what the Gross National Product means and more importantly what it does not mean. He would have a made a… Continue reading
GDP is an Imperfect Measure of Progress
GDP is unable to measure wellbeing or decipher economic goods from bads. It is a methodology that has attempted to measure wealth and increasingly it is being questioned as governments and economists look for alternative, more accurate measures of… Continue reading
More to Life than Money – UK to Measure Happiness
Happiness is no longer a woolly subject…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11756049
Government ‘planning to measure people’s happiness’
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For me, clowning in India was the greatest trip I’ve been on and I made some deep friendships, which I will never forget. I came away with a deeper sense of the love frequency and how this is… Continue reading
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We had our last gig cancelled on Wednesday. I was happy about that as it was time to think about packing and going home. Nice to have a relaxed day. My flight didn’t leave until 1.15am and the… Continue reading
25 Sept 2012: Observing, Clowns and Gypsies
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24 Sept 2012: Clowns Heading for Chennai
Monday
The next morning we all were packed. I saw Santosh and Brett looking at the sun. The pollution was thick which meant we could look at the sun directly. It was a spectacular sight to look at the sun.… Continue reading
21 to 23 Sept Clowns Visiting Mahabalipuriam
The group split into two a bus and 4 wheel drive. Most of the group went directly to Mahabalipuriam by the ocean. The resort is south of Chenna and a tourist area, the only one in Tamil Nadu. Toot, myself,… Continue reading
20 Sept 2012, Jawadhi Hills, India: Humanitarian Clowns visit School
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