The Little Big Number. How GDP Came To Rule The World And What To Do About It

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 398 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The story of GDP and why we need a better measurement of growthIn one lifetime, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, has ballooned from a narrow economic tool into a global article of faith. As The Little Big Number demonstrates, this spells trouble. While economies and cultures measure their performance by it, GDP only measures output. It ignores central facts such as quality, costs, or purpose. Sustainability and quality of life are overlooked. Losses dont count. The world can no longer afford GDP rule?GDP ignores real development. Dirk Philipsen demonstrates how the history of GDP reveals unique opportunities to fashion smarter goals and measures. The Little Big Number explores a possible roadmap for a future that advances quality of life rather than indiscriminate growth.

ISBN: 9780691166520