Indicators of Economic Progress: The Power of Measurement and Human Welfare

Right measurement is a powerful instrument for social progress; wrong or imprecise measurement a source of hazard and even havoc. The essential purpose of economic activity is the promotion of human development, welfare and well-being in a sustainable manner, and not growth for growth’s sake, yet w...

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Main Authors: Garry Jacobs, Ivo Slaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Risk Institute, Trieste- Geneva 2010-10-01
Series:Cadmus
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Online Access:http://cadmusjournal.org/article/issue-1/indicators-economic-progress-power-measurement-and-human-welfare