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Sabina Alkire

Sabina Alkire directs the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford.

Commentaries by Sabina Alkire

  • Newsart for The Economy of Gross National Happiness

    The Economy of Gross National Happiness

    OXFORD – On April 2, the United Nations hosted a High-Level Meeting on Happiness and Well-Being in New York. Conceived by the government of …

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  • The Economy of Gross National Happiness

    Philosopher's Beard: "Bhutan’s example gives the international community a unique opportunity to reconsider the path of economics in order to facilitate human flourishing on a shared planet." Does it really? Bhutan's i…

  • The Economy of Gross National Happiness

    Jonathan Lam: Gamesmith94134: The Middle Class Goes Global MEDDLE IN CLASSES Mirror, mirror on the wall; who is the Fairest of all? Desire, vision, revolution gives the mirror to his call. Economy, sovereig…

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  • The Problem with Poor Countries’ GDP

    I agree that better tools for measurement are essential. If poverty is acknowledged to be multidimensional then in addition to improving GDP measures, there is some urgency about agreeing a headline indicator for post-2015 MDGs that reflects at least some dimensions of poverty besides income.

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