Why we shouldn’t judge a country by its GDP

Posted on 26/04/2015 by Norah Owaraga

South Africa is among the top 68 countries on the Social Progress Index. Makes one wonder where the xenophobia of black on black violence is coming from?

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2 thoughts on “Why we shouldn’t judge a country by its GDP”

mubarak.mabuya 29/04/20154:46 am Reply

I have watched Michael Green on TEDTALK. His arguments make a lot of sense. Public policy and action should focus on improving the quality of human life and not numbers (economic stats). We need to look at means and ends. Economic growth should be viewed as one of the complimentary means and not the destination as most of our contemporary economists view it.

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1. Norah Owaraga 29/04/20155:30 am Reply
  
  I totally agree Mubaraka Mabuya and it is the only sustainable way.
  
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