http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/22/pursuit-of-economic-growth-is-a-failure/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/22/pursuit-of-economic-growth-is-a-failure/#comment-42489 james mcdonald Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:25:47 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/22/pursuit-of-economic-growth-is-a-failure/#comment-42489 If Gross National Happiness can be objectively measured, then yes it is useful. (You'd have to rename it though to something that doesn't sound so Peter Pan.) That's what's missing from Prof Jackson's otherwise admirable piece: an alternative metric or set of metrics which doesn't rely on a subjective scoring from 1 to 10 by Bob Brown. If Gross National Happiness can be objectively measured, then yes it is useful. (You’d have to rename it though to something that doesn’t sound so Peter Pan.) That’s what’s missing from Prof Jackson’s otherwise admirable piece: an alternative metric or set of metrics which doesn’t rely on a subjective scoring from 1 to 10 by Bob Brown.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/22/pursuit-of-economic-growth-is-a-failure/#comment-42418 MichaelT Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:01:35 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/22/pursuit-of-economic-growth-is-a-failure/#comment-42418 Bhutan has shown the way in its pursuit of Gross National Happiness. Sounds quaint, but it makes perfect sense. Why do we think our way is better? Bhutan has shown the way in its pursuit of Gross National Happiness. Sounds quaint, but it makes perfect sense. Why do we think our way is better?

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/22/pursuit-of-economic-growth-is-a-failure/#comment-42394 Michael Rynn Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:24:22 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/22/pursuit-of-economic-growth-is-a-failure/#comment-42394 Would that the Rudd government play close attention to the failure of economic growth in this finite world. The question is what sort of jobs, what sort and what scale of human activities should be aimed for in policies to achieve sustainability. The so called fraudulent "protection of jobs" by reducing direct action on climate change and emissions reduction, is steering the Titanic of Economic Growth straight to the ice bergs, on accelerating steam ahead. Would that the Rudd government play close attention to the failure of economic growth in this finite world. The question is what sort of jobs, what sort and what scale of human activities should be aimed for in policies to achieve sustainability. The so called fraudulent “protection of jobs” by reducing direct action on climate change and emissions reduction, is steering the Titanic of Economic Growth straight to the ice bergs, on accelerating steam ahead.

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