Reposted by Anna
For 90 years, GDP has been the main way governments & international institutions assess progress, allocate resources & shape for policy.
Now, a UN expert group is recommending a new, more holistic metric.
Megha Sud, Calder Tsuyuki-Tomlinson & @anna-abraham.bsky.social @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk
The UN wants a GDP alternative – can social science provide one?
The United Nations is considering the future of GDP. Could a new metric encompass a far wider range of social scientific indicators?
