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From GDP to Sustainable Wellbeing: Changing Statistics or Changing Lives?

By David J. Hand , Paul Allin

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Pivot
Year
2021
ISBN
9783030530846, 9783030530853
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-53085-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1699022 bytes)
Series
Wellbeing in Politics and Policy
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
XIX, 144\159
Time added
2021-01-06 05:41:07
Political Science and International Relations; Pub

Description

This book is about the function and use of official statistics. It welcomes the aspiration for official statistics to be an indispensable element in the information system of a democratic society, serving the government, the economy and the public with data about the economic, demographic, social and environmental situation. The book identifies the political role of official statisticians, who decided what gets measured as well as how it is measured. While thousands of official statistics are published every year, and some are quoted by politicians, used by policy-makers or reported in the media, the authors observe that, in the main, official statistics do not feature much in everyday lives of people and businesses. The book concludes with suggestions for more that should be done, especially in the context of improving wellbeing and helping meet the worldwide set of sustainable development goals set for 2030.

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