National performance - Best of Houston Foresight

The Future of Measuring

National Performance2030

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Reliance on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Current Conditions

Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's GDP

measures “everything…except that which makes life

worthwhile”.


Working more hours and are paid less per hours worked


Pension Coverage Rate Shrinks


Inequality grows with GDP


Biocapacity levels decreasing


What if we stay on this course?


IT’S TIME FOR GDP TO RETIRE!

Alternative Futures



Laura's GPI CalculationEconomic Environmental Social

WFS Payment -

U of Houston Payment -

Hotel ($200)

TOTAL ($200)



Bottle of Water $200

Paper Free! $300

Noise Pollution ($500)

TOTAL $0



Terribly Nervous ($500)

Great Audience $2,000

TOTAL

$1,500


TOTAL ($200) TOTAL $0 TOTAL $1,500

GRAND TOTAL (AVERAGE)


$433


http://www.demos.org/publication/does-growth-equal-progress-myth-gdphttp://www.presstv.cz/Program/278532.htmlhttp://www.emagazine.com/issue/may-june-1999/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/9102853/Older-workers-forced-to-do-overtime-for-no-more-pay.htmlhttp://www.greenvitals.net/greenvitalsnet/2011/7/29/europes-appetite-for-seafood-and-overfishing-threatening-dom.htmlhttp://www.topantisnoringdevices.com/snoring-and-obesity-is-your-throat-fat/http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/articles/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_happiness#mediaviewer/File:Bhutan_Gross_National_Happiness.jpghttp://www.dnr.maryland.gov/mdgpi/http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-25021369http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/06/22/how-businesses-are-banking-natural-capitalhttp://www.newyorker.com/politics/debates

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