Carrol Cox: I don't have the slightest idea myself what gdp is; I guess it's some kind of ration, achieved after eliminating all questions of use and enjoyment & converting everything into figures on a spreadsheet.
======== It's not unknown to penners that your main goal is the pursuit of happiness, but alas: precise metrics to measure happiness have been developed based on equitable social development. For "questions of use and enjoyment" in relation to gdp please contact the Gross National Happiness Commission of the Royal Government of Bhutan: http://www.gnhc.gov.bt/ and its FAQ on GNH: http://www.gnhc.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/GNH-FAQs-pdf.pdf A comparison to more gdp-related "figures on a spreadsheet" could be helpful: GNI per capita 2012, Atlas method US$ 2,420 p. 4, IMF Country Report No. 14/178: Bhutan http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2014/cr14178.pdf at http://www.imf.org/external/country/BTN/index.htm The IMF-staff on GNH (p.19): Gross National Happiness (GNH) is a unique approach to development that has been pioneered by Bhutan. Developed in the 1970s, this approach to development, which measures well-being of its citizens not based on GDP but on the principles of GNH, which considers the spiritual, physical, social and environmental health of its citizens and the natural environment. Since 2008, precise metrics to measure GNH have been developed based on equitable social development, cultural preservation, conservation of the environment and promotion of good governance. The GNH Index provides an overview of performance across 9 domains, which include psychological well-being, time use, community vitality, cultural diversity, ecological resilience, living standard, health, education, good governance. According to the 2010 GNH Survey, 40.9 percent of Bhutanese are “happy.” In March 2012, the United Nations hosted a major conference on GNH and adopted UN Resolution 65/309 which recognized the pursuit of happiness as a fundamental human goal. Since then, Bhutan has convened a high-level panel of international experts to make recommendations to the UN General Assembly. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
