Measuring What Counts - by Joseph E Stiglitz & Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Martine Durand (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In 2009, a group of economists led by Nobel laureate 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. Now, these economists propose a new, "beyond GDP" agenda.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>A bold agenda for a better way to assess societal well-being, by three of the world's leading economists and statisticians</strong></p> <p><strong>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.<br /></strong><strong>--Joseph E. Stiglitz</strong></p> <p>In 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 <em>Mismeasuring Our Lives</em> 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.</p> <p>Now, in <em>Measuring What Counts</em>, 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>Praise for <em>Measuring What Counts</em>: </strong><br />Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz's (former chief economist of the World Bank) new book: <em>Measuring What Counts: The Global Movement for Well-Being</em> (The New Press, 2019) tackles the issue by exposing its paramount importance in judging how society gauges prosperity or alternatively the failure of prosperity.<br />--<strong><em>CityWatch LA</em></strong></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Joseph E. Stiglitz</strong>, a Nobel laureate in economics, is university professor at Columbia University and chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute. He is the author of <em>The Stiglitz Report </em>and a co-author of <em>Mismeasuring Our Lives</em>. He lives in New York City. <strong>Jean-Paul Fitoussi</strong> is professor emeritus at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (SciencesPo), Paris, and professor at LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome. He is a co-author of <em>Mismeasuring Our Lives</em> and a co-editor of <em>For Good Measure</em>. He lives in Paris. <strong>Martine Durand</strong> is the chief statistician and director of statistics of the OECD. She is a co-editor of <em>For Good Measure</em>. She lives in Paris.</p>
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