Beyond GDP: The Quest for a Measure of Social Welfare
批判性审视了替代GDP的多种个人福祉和社会福利衡量方法,重点关注可持续性、幸福、社会选择与公平分配以及能力方法的最新进展,并指出当前值得发展三种替代方案。
This paper critically examines the various approaches to the measurement of individual well-being and social welfare that have been considered for the construction of alternatives to GDP. Special attention is devoted to recent developments in the analysis of sustainability, in the study of happiness, in the theory of social choice and fair allocation, and in the capability approach. It is suggested in the conclusion that, although convergence toward a consensual approach is not impossible, for the moment not one but three alternatives to GDP are worth developing.