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Towards Sustainable Well-Being: Moving Beyond GDP in Canada and the World

Edited by Anders Hayden, Edited by Céofride Gaudet, Edited by Jeffrey Wilson

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Towards Sustainable Well-Being examines existing efforts and emerging possibilities to improve upon gross domestic product as the dominant indicator of economic and social performance. Contributions from leading international and Canadian researchers in the field of beyond-GDP measurement offer a rich range of perspectives on alternative ways to measure well-being and sustainability, along with lessons from around the world on how to bring those metrics into the policy process. Key topics include the policy and political impacts of major beyond-GDP measurement initiatives; the most promising possibilities and policy applications for beyond-GDP measurement; key barriers to introducing beyond-GDP metrics; and complementary measures to ensure new measurements are not merely calculated but taken into account in policymaking. The book highlights a distinction between a reformist beyond-GDP vision, which seeks to improve policymaking and quality of life within existing political and economic institutions, and a transformative vision aiming for more fundamental change including a move beyond economic growth. Illustrating the many advances that have occurred in Canada and internationally, Towards Sustainable Well-Being proposes next steps for both the reformist and transformative visions, as well as possible common ground between them in the pursuit of sustainable well-being.

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Publisher | University of Toronto Press
Published date | 20 Oct 2022
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 358
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 480g
ISBN | 978-1-4875-2541-5
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BISAC | political science / public policy / general


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