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Economy of wellbeing: Having it all? 18 Jul 2013 | 06:09 pm
By Sue Kendall-Bilicki Are economics and wellbeing as unlikely a pair as a fish on a bicycle, or are they as inseparable as Brangelina? How can we ensure that economic growth delivers what people ne....
Making the shift from quantity to quality 4 Jul 2013 | 08:47 pm
By guest author With post-recession growth remaining sluggish, the emerging economies must interrogate the sustainability of their development models and adapt domestic policies to promote inclusive ...
Wellbeing and children 26 Jun 2013 | 09:09 pm
By Sue Kendall-Bilicki, OECD When we think about improving wellbeing, the tendency is to focus on adults rather than children. This seems logical given that children are generally dependent on adults...
Could Big Data provide alternative measures of poverty and welfare? 21 Jun 2013 | 06:40 pm
This blog was originally posted as part of a series on measuring inequality post-2015 on the Development Progress project site ’Google knows more, or is in a position to know more, about France thanIN...
Private bodies 14 Jun 2013 | 06:33 pm
By Sue Kendall-Bilicki, OECD It’s official, you own your own body! Hardly news, you may think, but it took a US Supreme Court ruling this week to determine once and for all that a human gene cannot be...
In search of satisfaction 4 Jun 2013 | 01:44 pm
By Sue Kendall-Bilicki, OECD The Rolling Stones’ song “I can’t get no satisfaction” provides a personal litany of things failing to make the singer happy, from the colour of his shirt to the quality o...
In search of satisfaction 27 May 2013 | 01:44 pm
By Sue Kendall-Bilicki, OECD The Rolling Stones’ song “I can’t get no satisfaction” provides a personal litany of things failing to make the singer happy, from the colour of his shirt to the quality o...
The Value of Data Visualisation 23 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
By guest author Organisations increasingly seek to enhance their business ‘intelligence’, better inform the decisions they make, assess the impact of their strategies and monitor the success or failu...
Community and Well-being Away from Home 15 May 2013 | 06:23 pm
By guest author They say it takes a village. This well-worn expression comes up again and again and its message is straightforward: our social connections and communities matter. They make us feel gro...
Making education pay 13 May 2013 | 08:23 pm
By Julia Laplane, OECD This article is on “Education “, the third most popular topic in the Better Life Index. Education is a cornerstone of a functioning society. As Benjamin Franklin put it: “An inv...
