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Measuring wellbeing.

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Format:
Video
Series:
Age of Sustainable Development
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
World Bank.
United Nations.
United Nations Development Programme.
Economics.
Sustainability.
Materialism.
Selflessness.
Public health.
Good governance.
Equality.
Happiness.
Life expectancy.
Economic development.
Sustainable engineering.
Local Subjects:
World Bank.
United Nations.
United Nations Development Programme.
Economics.
Sustainability.
Materialism.
Selflessness.
Public health.
Good governance.
Equality.
Happiness.
Life expectancy.
Economic development.
Sustainable engineering.
Genre:
Lecture/presentation
Physical Description:
1 online resource (22 minutes)
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : SDG Academy, 2014.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
This lecture examines the different ways to measure well-being in a country, introducing the Human Development Index as an alternative as well as subjective well-being. It also examines the dangers of equating GDP per capita with the well-being of a country.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).

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