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Redefining success

Most economists use Gross Domestic Product to measure a country's economic health. But some experts in the field of economic development consider GDP calculations to be painfully inadequate. This program explores alternative ways to define national success and productivity using not only moneta...

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Other Authors: Ethical Markets Media., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2007], c2005.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Series: Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy.
Subjects:
Business ethics.
Business planning.
Conservation of natural resources -- Economic aspects.
Economics -- Study and teaching.
Environmental protection.
International business enterprises -- Management.
International economic relations.
Macroeconomics.
Management -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Social institutions -- Economic aspects.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Summary: Most economists use Gross Domestic Product to measure a country's economic health. But some experts in the field of economic development consider GDP calculations to be painfully inadequate. This program explores alternative ways to define national success and productivity using not only monetary parameters but also the safety, happiness, and potential of a country's citizens and the health of its natural environment. A conversation with Interface CEO Ray Anderson sheds light on efforts to reduce the ecological footprint of big corporations, while University of California mathematics professor Ralph Abraham and Wealth of Nature author Robert Nadeau describe the failure of mainstream economics to address quality of life and other human issues.
Item Description: Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 17, 2007.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Measuring National Success: GDP, HDI, and Gross National Happiness (3:47) -- Ecological Footprints (1:59) -- Reducing Venezuela's Ecological Footprint (1:57) -- Socially Conscious Business and Investing (4:56) -- Sustainable Business Practices (4:32) -- Criticism of Traditional Economics (3:10) -- New Tools to Measure National Success (3:11)
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Most economists use Gross Domestic Product to measure a country's economic health. But some experts in the field of economic development consider GDP calculations to be painfully inadequate. This program explores alternative ways to define national success and productivity using not only monetary parameters but also the safety, happiness, and potential of a country's citizens and the health of its natural environment. A conversation with Interface CEO Ray Anderson sheds light on efforts to reduce the ecological footprint of big corporations, while University of California mathematics professor Ralph Abraham and Wealth of Nature author Robert Nadeau describe the failure of mainstream economics to address quality of life and other human issues.
11 & up.
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 11 & up.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.

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