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...terms of what the world wants measured, it seems the HDI and HPI have it over the GDP. For its report "International Public Opinion on Measuring National Progress: 2007" GlobeScan, a research firm based in Canada and London, surveyed 1,000 people in each of 10 countries not including the U.S.. When asked whether health, social and environmental status should figure into measures of national progress as much as economic data, between 70% (Russia) and 86% (France) agreed. "It's common sense and matches their experience," says Hazel Henderson, whose firm commissioned the study. "People know there is much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is GDP An Obsolete Measure of Progress? | 1/30/2010 | See Source »

...Average of surveyed countries, not including views of subject nation Source: BBC World Service poll conducted by GlobeScan, with 28,389 interviews in 27 countries. Margin of error per country ranges from 3.1 to 4.9 percentage points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hearts and Minds | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

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