{"product_id":"measuring-what-counts-joseph-e-stiglitz-9781620975695","title":"Measuring What Counts: The Global Movement for Well-Being","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold agenda for a better way to assess societal well-being, by three of the world's leading economists and statisticians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If we want to put people first, we have to know what matters to them, what improves their well-being, and how we can supply more of whatever that is.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Joseph E. Stiglitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2009, a group of economists led by Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz, French economist Jean-Paul Fitoussi, and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen issued a report challenging gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of progress and well-being. Published as \u003cem\u003eMismeasuring Our Lives\u003c\/em\u003e by The New Press, the book sparked a global conversation about GDP and a major movement among scholars, policy makers, and activists to change the way we measure our economies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eMeasuring What Counts\u003c\/em\u003e, Stiglitz, Fitoussi, and Martine Durand--summarizing the deliberations of a panel of experts on the measurement of economic performance and social progress hosted at the OECD, the international organization incorporating the most economically advanced countries--propose a new, \"beyond GDP\" agenda. This book provides an accessible overview of the last decade's global movement, sparked by the original critique of GDP, and proposes a new \"dashboard\" of metrics to assess a society's health, including measures of inequality and economic vulnerability, whether growth is environmentally sustainable, and how people feel about their lives. Essential reading for our time, it also serves as a guide for policy makers and others on how to use these new tools to fundamentally change the way we measure our lives--and to plot a radically new path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Martine Durand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620975696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620975695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Joseph E. Stiglitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995110080767,"sku":"9781620975695","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c84e69a5-e6d7-48d9-9bfa-18b271216b83.jpg?v=1683333924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/measuring-what-counts-joseph-e-stiglitz-9781620975695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}