Measuring Tomorrow: Accounting for Well-Being, Resilience, and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century

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How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainability Never before in human history have we produced so much data, and this empirical revolution has shaped economic research and policy profoundly. But are we measuring, and thus managing, the right things--those that will help us solve the real social, economic, political, and environmen

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"In this book, loi Laurent addresses the challenge of ensuring that measurement of the economy reflects all the dimensions of what society values, including the sustainable use of resources. This is a practical contribution to the increasingly salient agenda of going `beyond GDP' in setting metrics to guide public policy, incorporating indicators of environmental quality and well-being."Diane Coyle, author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History
"Measuring Tomorrow maps the terrain of a burgeoning field, drawing together a wealth of information and insights on the measurement of human and ecological wellbeing, and contrasting new measures with the conventional narrow focus on GDP."James K. Boyce, University of Massachusetts Amherst
"Measuring Tomorrow has important things to say about how we can make sustainability and well-being more central to our politics and societies."Daniel Mgge, University of Amsterdam

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Eloi Laurent is senior economist at the Sciences Po Centre for Economic Research (OFCE) in Paris. He also teaches at Stanford University and has been a visiting professor at Harvard University. He is the author or editor of fifteen books.