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New push to ditch GDP as Kenya prosperity measure
By WACHIRA KANG’ARU
Posted Saturday, September 19 2009 at 21:42
Posted Saturday, September 19 2009 at 21:42
Those rooting for the new measure say use of GDP accounting gave a false impression of economic performance, as they measured the “goods” being produced, but not the “bads”.
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Submitted by feistyfelinePosted September 20, 2009 04:31 PM




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Perhaps replacing one faulty number with the next makes things better, or it could reveal how truly messed up our social systems and economy really are in comparison with the rest of the world.