What are the Alternative Ways of Measuring Wellbeing of Nations Besides GDP.
– How should economic health be measured apart from GDP?
– Who is studied /excluded when measuring a nations well-being?
– How can qualitative measures be made about a nations well-being?
– How can we compare different countries well-being without imposing Western standards of living? Should we?
– Has the United States weaponized its influence to distort pre-colonial ideas of well-being to further its economic power nationally and internationally? If so, how?
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