Time to connect social objectives to public policy

What would happen if every time we heard about the GDP, we also heard the results of another new and important index -- an Index of Well-being; an index that measures and reports to Canadians on our progress, or the lack of it, in areas that really matter to our values and quality of life: our healt...

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Published inStar-phoenix (Saskatoon)
Main Author Romanow, Roy J
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saskatoon, Sask Postmedia Network Inc 02.05.2008
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Economic indicators
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Summary:What would happen if every time we heard about the GDP, we also heard the results of another new and important index -- an Index of Well-being; an index that measures and reports to Canadians on our progress, or the lack of it, in areas that really matter to our values and quality of life: our health; our standard of living; the quality of our environment; the way we use our time; our education and skill levels; the vitality of our communities; our participation in the democratic process; and the state of arts and culture.
ISSN:0832-4174