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Progress (France)
Mismeasuring our lives: why GDP doesn’t add up / the report by the
Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social
Progress ; Joseph E. Stiglitz, Amartya Sen, and Jean-Paul Fitoussi.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN : 978-1-595-58592-9
1. Economic indicators. 2. Gross domestic product. 3. Social
indicators. 4. Quality of life. I. Stiglitz, Joseph E. II. Sen, Amartya,
1933–III. Fitoussi, Jean-Paul. IV. Title.
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