2006
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Going for Growth 2006
Chapter 6 "Alternative Measures of Well-being" assesses if GDP per capita can serve as a reasonable proxy of overall well-being. Illustrative calculations to “extend” GDP to include leisure time, the sharing of income within households and distributional concerns suggest that cross-country ranking based on these indicators and GDP per capita are generally similar. However, survey-based data on happiness and life satisfaction across OECD countries are only weakly related to levels of GDP per capita. Overall, GDP per capita remains critical for any assessment of well-being but needs to be complemented with other measures to get a comprehensive picture of well-being. |
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The Economist (print Edition) - Feb 9th 2006
Grossly distorted picture
"... It's high time that economists looked at more than just GDP.
[...] The OECD is to be congratulated for being the first mainstream organisation to challenge the conventional GDP numbers... " |
2005
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Sustainable Development in OECD Countries: Getting the Policies Right, 2005, OECD. "...This publication presents the lessons learnt from the 30 country reviews that have been published since 2002 as part of the regular OECD Economic Surveys. The publication focuses on major policy areas including the improvement of environmental policies, raising living standards in developing countries, and ensuring sustainable retirement income policies. Numerous tables provide detailed data and sustainable development indicators that have been used to gauge performance and assess costs.
Although OECD countries have made positive steps to ensure environmentally and socially sustainable economic development, there is still considerable scope for further improvement, particularly in making policy instruments more efficient in these areas".
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2004
Measuring Sustainable Development - Integrated Economic, Social and Environmental Frameworks, 2004, OECD.
2003
Towards Sustainable development; the role of social protection, 2003 OECD.
Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting 2003, 2003, United Nations, European Commission, OECD, International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
2002
Indicators to Measure Decoupling of Environmental Pressures from Economic Growth, 2002, OECD General Secretariat.
Overview of sustainable development indicators used by national and international agencies, 2002 OECD.
2001
The Well-being of Nations - The Role of Human and Social Capital, 2001, OECD.
OECD Environmental Indicators: Towards Sustainable Development, 2001, OECD.
Environmental indices: review of aggregation methodologies in use, 2001 OECD
Sustainable Development. Critical Issues, 2001 OECD.
2000
Towards Sustainable Development - Indicators to Measure Progress, 2000, OECD.
See also OECD initiatives on indicators and OECD statistics portal.
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