{"id":2608,"date":"2014-11-08T19:22:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T19:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2014-11-08T19:22:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T19:22:49","slug":"why-our-happiness-and-satisfaction-should-replace-gdp-in-policy-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=2608","title":{"rendered":"Why our happiness and satisfaction should replace GDP in policy making"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-our-happiness-and-satisfaction-should-replace-gdp-in-policy-making-30934','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/62e528761d0685343e1c-f3d1b99a743ffa4142d9d7f1978d9686.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/files\/60430\/width668\/n6c59bmv-1412089306.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-our-happiness-and-satisfaction-should-replace-gdp-in-policy-making-30934\\'&gt;Why our happiness and satisfaction should replace GDP in policy making&lt;\/a&gt;Since 1990, GDP per person in China has doubled and then redoubled. With average incomes multiplying fourfold in little more than two decades, one might expect many of the Chinese people to be dancing in the streets. Yet, when asked about their satisfaction with life, they are, if anything, less satisfied than in 1990.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fwhy-our-happiness-and-satisfaction-should-replace-gdp-in-policy-making-30934\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/theconversation.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Theconversation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/62e528761d0685343e1c-f3d1b99a743ffa4142d9d7f1978d9686.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/files\/60430\/width668\/n6c59bmv-1412089306.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-our-happiness-and-satisfaction-should-replace-gdp-in-policy-making-30934'>Why our happiness and satisfaction should replace GDP in policy making<\/a>Since 1990, GDP per person in China has doubled and then redoubled. With average incomes multiplying fourfold in little more than two decades, one might expect many of the Chinese people to be dancing in the streets. Yet, when asked about their satisfaction with life, they are, if anything, less satisfied than in 1990.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fwhy-our-happiness-and-satisfaction-should-replace-gdp-in-policy-making-30934\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Theconversation<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why our happiness and satisfaction should replace GDP in policy makingSince 1990, GDP per person in China has doubled and then redoubled. 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