Tom W writes:> It is also good for correcting a misconception that GDP measures something it doesn't: social wellbeing. <
who on pen-l suffers from this misconception? >Are you suggesting that capital will go on strike if people so much as think critically in terms other than exchange values?< no. But if the government started using the GPI (or similar) to measure the economy's success, it wouldn't last -- unless there were a mass movement to back it up. JD
