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Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on both international and Canadian experiences of moving beyond GDP and bringing new ways to measure what matters into decisions about policy and societal priorities.
Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction Anders Hayden, Céofride Gaudet, and Jeffrey Wilson Part One: Background and Visions 1. The Long Road Beyond GDP: Have We Finally Reached a Time for Breakthroughs? Anders Hayden and Jeffrey Wilson 2. Ten Years After: From SSF to HLEG, An Agenda for Well-Being Measurement in the Next Decade Martine Durand and Marco Mira d’Ercole 3. Measures for a New Economy: Shifting Power via Public Participation Katherine Trebeck and Julia Rodgers Part Two: International Experiences and Perspectives 4. Beyond GDP, Beyond Numbers: Bhutan’s Journey Towards Gross National Happiness Julia C. Kim and Amy MacKenzie 5. Wellbeing in British Politics and Policy Ian Bache 6. Integrating Well-Being Indicators in Budgetary Procedures: Four Shades of Sincerity Éloi Laurent 7. Beyond “Beyond GDP” in the EU: What’s Next? Brent Bleys and Géraldine Thiry 8. Contributions of the Genuine Progress Indicator to Measuring and Promoting Welfare Günseli Berik 9. Measuring What Matters: Policy Applications in New Zealand Tim Ng Part Three: Canadian Experiences and Perspectives 10. Beyond Dollars and Cents: The Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Nova Scotia Quality of Life Initiative Clay Dasilva and Anders Hayden 11. Building an Epidemiology of Happiness John F. Helliwell, David Gyarmati, Craig Joyce, and Heather Orpana 12. Wellbeing, Sustainability, and Progress: A Framework for Public and Policy Discourse and For Quantitative Decision-Making Using the Life Satisfaction Approach Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh 13. Measuring Comprehensive Wealth in Canada Rob Smith, Kieran McDougal, and Livia Bizikova 14. Time for a Reality Check: Lessons from Bhutan, Canada and New Zealand Ronald Colman Conclusion Anders Hayden, Céofride Gaudet, and Jeffrey Wilson Contributors Index
