Nature
Climate & Emissions
Beyond GDP: 31 alternatives for measuring what actually matters to nations
GDP counts a car crash as economic growth (repair spending), but ignores fresh air and free time. Researchers cataloged dozens of better scorecards — some measuring wellbeing, others environmental health.
This means policymakers now have evidence that they could shift incentives away from pure growth and toward measures that track human and planetary flourishing.
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