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Gross National Happiness

keikiokaaina wrote 2 days ago: Photo Credit: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Gross National Happiness By John de … more →

Tags: Politics, Community, Commentary, INTERNATIONAL, Emergency Preparedness - Community Resilience, Brazil, Utne.com, John de Graaf, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic

Sarkozy and Stiglitz challenge GDP 'fetish'2 comments

Saamah Abdallah wrote 2 months ago: Saamah Abdallah is a researcher at nef’s Centre for Well-being. President Sarkozy: an unlikely … more →

Tags: well-being, GDP, national accounts of well-being, Nicolas Sarkozy, Joseph Stiglitz

Why is being Biracial an issue?10 comments

xenlogic wrote 2 months ago: “People seem to instinctively value group membership more than group purpose.” - Xenocra … more →

Tags: People, Aryan supremacy, Biracial, Caribbean, Caste System, caucasian, Civil Rights Movement, Civil War, Crusaders

Interesting Reading on Life, Luxury and Real Estate in Costa Rica

costaricamodernecoliving wrote 3 months ago: Interested in life, luxury and real estate in Costa Rica? If so, we invite you to read on for a tast … more →

Tags: Costa Rica, Real Estate, Lifestyle, Costa Rica real estate, costa rica investment

A guide to real progress1 comment

Juliet Michaelson wrote 3 months ago: Juliet Michaelson is a researcher at nef’s centre for well-being. This article first appeared … more →

Tags: well-being, Global Interdependence, climate change, GDP, Progress, economic growth

High drama in the world of statistics

Saamah Abdallah wrote 4 months ago: Saamah Abdallah is a researcher at nef’s Centre for Well-being. The Palazzo Strozzi in Florenc … more →

Tags: well-being, national accounts of well-being, Progress, statistics

WWW.Iceland - What Went Wrong?

Andrew Petcher wrote 4 months ago: The trip to Iceland was eighteen months ago when the country appeared to be riding the crest of a wa … more →

Tags: Travel, Europe, Iceland, Reykjavik, Economic Crisis, Northern Lights, Demonstrations, Human Development Index, World Happiness Index

Are Colombians Really That Happy?

rachelincolombia wrote 4 months ago: It happened again. Despite falling 4 places, Colombia came in at a barnstorming number 6 in the New … more →

Tags: Environmental Sustainability, New Economics Foundation, life satisfaction, ecological footprint, Materialism, inequality, Violence, happiness

The Happy Planet Index (HPI)

Ariel Goldring wrote 5 months ago: The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was intro … more →

Tags: Maps, HPI, HDI, GDP, nef, New Economics Foundation, Human Development Index, Happy, happiness

The Happy Planet Index: Putting the Eco back into Economics3 comments

Jewish Climate Initiative wrote 5 months ago: By Rabbi Julian Sinclair How are we doing? Not as well as you might think, according to the Happy Pl … more →

Tags: Ecology, climate change, Global Warming, Energy, HPI, GDP, ecological footprint

The Happy Planet Index 2.02 comments

Jeremy wrote 5 months ago: The new economics foundation has published a second edition of the ‘Happy Planet Index‘, … more →

Tags: sustainability, Lifestyle, Economics, nef

The Happiest Place on Earth

thehaysay wrote 5 months ago: Green (most happy), Blue, Purple, Orange, Red (least happy) When someone says, “I just got bac … more →

Tags: World, happiness, Costa Rica

SPECIAL EVENTS44 comments

professionalheckler wrote 5 months ago: GMA’s Boob Job Malacañang said the breast augmentation procedure done on President Arroyo 20 years a … more →

Tags: Hodgepodge., President Arroyo, MICHAEL JACKSON, Philippine Star, president arroyo's boob job, iglesia ni cristo day, July 27, happiest people in the world, michael jackson memoria

Dominicans are the 2nd Most Efficient

Diana wrote 5 months ago: According to the Happy Planet Index the Domincans are the second happiest in the world. According to … more →

Tags: Interesting things, Dominican Republic, ecological efficiency

The U.S. ranks 114th in planet happiness

Mark wrote 5 months ago: According to the New Economics Foundation, the United States has a Happy Planet Index (HPI) score of … more →

Tags: Health and Welfare, Ranking of 101 and above, Costa Rica

Economic growth damaging Indian well-being1 comment

indiainsights wrote 5 months ago: Research shows that India is one of the happier countries on the planet. In 35th place of 143, India … more →

Tags: Comment, Economy, Environment, India, HPI, New Economic Foundation, nef, Indian life expectancy, Indian life sataisfaction

Good lives that don’t cost the Earth tantalisingly close...3 comments

Saamah Abdallah wrote 5 months ago: Saamah Abdallah is a researcher at nef’s Centre for Well-being. Today sees the launch of the s … more →

Tags: well-being, Latin America, Alternative indicators

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers...

Hannah Kim wrote 6 months ago: Check out my slide show highlighting the ten figures you should note on South Korea’s issue of … more →

Tags: social problem, over-education, Korea, Cram Schools, Private Education, Depression, expenditure on education, teenage suicide, Tutoring

Happy like Vanuatu

Andrew Simms wrote 8 months ago: Andrew Simms is nef’s Policy Director and head of nef’s Climate Change programme. The ex … more →

Tags: well-being, Global Interdependence, climate change, ecological debt, economic growth, Vanuatu, Karl Polanyi, The Spirit Level, islands


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