Social Progress Index

Defined

• Basic Human Needs
  • Nutrition & Basic Medical Care
  • Water Sanitation
  • Shelter
  • Personal Safety
• Foundations of Wellbeing - to improve our lives
  • Access to Basic Knowledge
  • Access to Information & Communications
  • Health & Wellness
  • Ecosystems Sustainability
• Opportunity - to pursue one’s dreams and aspirations
  • Personal Rights
  • Personal Freedom & Choice
  • Tolerance & Inclusion
  • Access to Advanced Education
• Inspired by Gross National Happiness?

• Outperformers

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand

• Criticism / Refinement

  • Equitability?

• Resources

  • Social Progress Imperative YT
    • led by Harvard
    • 2024 Updated - USA done well - Europe miserable collapsed:: true
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  • Ted Talk 2014 Michael Green
    • Really Good vid
    • Social Welfare is NOT the same as Economic Output (GDP)
    • Old observations ignored probably cause of lack of Real Democracy
  • Ted Talk 2015 Michael Green incl. Sustainable Development Goals

  • M Carney book to rethink market capitalism