They do not account for pollution, environmental
degradation, and resource
depletion. They do not register unpaid
work done within the family and community,
or work done in the shadow (gray)
economy. And they attach equal importance
to “goods” (such as medicines) and
“bads” (cigarettes, chemical weapons)
while ignoring the value of leisure and
human freedom. Thus, to judge the relative
quality of life in different countries,
one should also take into account other
indicators showing, for instance, the distribution
of income and incidence of poverty
(see Chapters 5 and 6), people’s health and
longevity (Chapter 8), access to education
(Chapter 7), the quality of the environment
(Chapter 10), and more. Experts also
use composite statistical indicators of
development (Chapter 16).
They do not account for pollution, environmentaldegradation, and resourcedepletion. They do not register unpaidwork done within the family and community,or work done in the shadow (gray)economy. And they attach equal importanceto “goods” (such as medicines) and“bads” (cigarettes, chemical weapons)while ignoring the value of leisure andhuman freedom. Thus, to judge the relativequality of life in different countries,one should also take into account otherindicators showing, for instance, the distributionof income and incidence of poverty(see Chapters 5 and 6), people’s health andlongevity (Chapter 8), access to education(Chapter 7), the quality of the environment(Chapter 10), and more. Experts alsouse composite statistical indicators ofdevelopment (Chapter 16).
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