R E C E N T N E W S
Climate Change, GDP and measurements of prosperity
18 December 2009
Side event of the EESC at the Climate Conference in Copenhagen
Germany's chancellor Merkel expressed interest in the work of Stiglitz Commission [in German]
23 November 2009
President of France's statistical office presents roadmap on implementation of the Stiglitz-Commission recommendations - summary [in French]
17 November 2009
Council of the EU welcomes Commission Communication "GDP and beyond"
10 November 2009 on EU Statistics and
21 October 2009 on Eco-efficient economy
OECD releases conclusions of the 3rd OECD World Forum, including the OECD Roadmap on measuring and fostering well-being and progress.
29 October 2009
Media coverage on the Commission Communication "GDP and Beyond" and other recent international initiatives
October 2009
Newly released: BellagioSTAMP principles for sustainability assessment
3rd OECD World Forum “Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life”
27-30 October 2009, Busan, Korea
India says aims for green GDP alternative by 2015
13 octobre 2009
Reuters India
Final report of the Stiglitz Commission on the measurement of economic performance and social progress is presented to President Sarkozy
14 September 2009
EU Commission presents Communication “GDP and beyond” to stakeholders
8 September 2009
Well-being must increase, not gross national product [in Swedish]
23 August 2009
Dagens Nyheter
EU Commission adopts Communication “GDP and beyond”, the EU roadmap to go beyond GDP
20 August 2009
G.D.P. R.I.P.
9 August 2009
New York Times
The struggle against GDP [German language]
15 July 2009
Financial Times Germany
Stiglitz Commission releases draft summary for public comment
June 2009
We need to rethink the notion of progress [French language]
8 June 2009
Le Monde
Growing better [German language]
23 April 2009
Die Zeit
The deficits of statistics [German language]
26 March 2009
Die Zeit
Beyond GDP Conference Proceedings
The full proceedings of the Beyond GDP Conference are online and available for download.
4 March 2009
Professor Stiglitz outlines the work of the French Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
February 2009
A More Humane Way to Measure Progress
How can you tell if your life is getting better? One answer is to ask a statistician. The problem, however, is that you might not like, understand or remotely identify with the answer you receive.
31 January 2009
Financial Times
De-fetishising GDP
Supplement, do not supplant, gross domestic product
29 January 2009
Financial Times
A measure remodelled
Growth indicators - With more economists denouncing GDP as 'a mirage' that ignores the social worth of an activity, the search is on for other yardsticks - but each will have its snags.
27 January 2009
Financial Times
new economics foundation releases report on National Accounts of Well-being
24 January 2009
Research Report "Measurement of Welfare in Germany - A proposal for a
new welfare index" published. (Summary - Forschungsbericht in German, 2 MB)
December 2008
Research Centre for Environmental Policy / Protestant institute for interdisciplinary research
Beyond GDP Newsletter # 1 published
December 2008
European Economic and Social Committee adopts opinion on Beyond GDP
22 October 2008
Need to look beyond GDP
3 October 2008
The Times of India
Le bonheur est dans la "richesse véritable", pas dans la croissance
6 septembre 2008
Les Affaires
Economists look to expand GDP to count 'quality of life'
1 September 2008
International Herald Tribune
Issues Paper of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress released by Stiglitz Commission
25 July 2008
Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
Walter Radermacher,
President of the German Statistical Office and designated Director General of Eurostat speaks on the topic of
"Beyond GDP - providing the basis for a future-orientated sustainable economic policy"
16 July 2008
Representation of the State of Hessen to the European Union
Terra Futura: dal Pil alla decrescita per sviluppo e benessere
24 maggio 2008
dirittiglobali.it
European Parliament resolution of 24 April 2008 on the Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes
Welcomes the recent conference "Beyond GDP" organised by the Commission, the European Parliament, the OECD, the WWF and the Club of Rome, and the major conclusions drawn; stresses the importance of complementing GDP by other indicators so as to assess welfare and progress in society in a more balanced way, in particular with regard to the effects of economic growth on the atmosphere and ecosystems;
24 April 2008
European Parliament
Maybe money does buy happiness after all
16 April 2008
New York Times
Wachstum durch Zufriedenheit
Vom Glück, Franzose zu sein
Ist Glück messbar? Lässt sich die Zufriedenheit einer Nation statistisch erfassen? Mit dieser Frage beschäftigt sich derzeit der Ökonom und Nobelpreisträger Joseph Stiglitz im Auftrag des französischen Staatschefs Sarkozy, der kritisiert, dass die heutigen Statistiken nur quantitativ statt qualitativ messen.
15 April 2008
Frankfurter Rundschau
L'altro Modello (video)
16 marzo 2008
Rai Tre
Richesses? Débat
13 mars 2008
La Vie
Se busca alternativa para medir el bienestar
3 February 2008
Gara
Sarkozy sucht das Glück
12. Januar 2008
NZZ Online
Amartya Sen: "Non si vive di solo Pil"
11 gennaio 2008
ILSOLE24ORE
French Use Happiness As Economic Measure
10 January 2008
USA Today
La croissance ne se résume pas au PIB: Sarkozy puise à gauche
9 janvier 2008
rue89
Beyond GDP Conference Summary now available
4 January 2008
Beyond GDP
