The Environmentally Responsible Happy Nation Index as a national success indicator

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English - December 14, 2022 11:00 - 8 minutes - 5.93 MB
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Most international success indices rank countries according to how they perform against various measures and include happiness as a key value, but fail to include the cost, especially to others.

Emeritus Professor Yew-Kwang Ng of Monash University in Australia suggests that a happiness ranking that considers environmental costs – the Environmentally Responsible Happy Nation Index – would be a more appropriate barometer of success

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