The gross domestic product (GDP) is one of the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country’s economy and has been used by all countries for many years. It represents the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period and expressed comparatively to the previous quarter or year. From this we can usually gather that the GDP is very important, however, it is imperative for one to understand that being such an old indicator, it can often be described to be deficient nowadays because of a lack of variables used in its calculation.
In some respect, Kennedy’s approaches to the deficiencies of GDP are true. Some believe that, at best, it gives a simplified measurement of human well being, whilst actually it does not serve any purpose, as conditions generating human happiness are more complicated than mere economic activity. “GDP not only fails to measure key aspects of quality of life; in many ways, it encourages activities that are counter to long-term community well-being. Its measurement also encourages the depletion of natural resources faster than they can renew themselves” (Beyond GDP- Costanza). GDP encourages depletion because the value for lumber by deforestation is valued more in terms of GDP than if left uncut. These services including urbanisation, and reducing flooding from storms are not part of the market economy and, as a result, are not included in the calculation of the GDP yet still have a major socio-environmental impact.
GDP also measures the total production for a nation but we are never given the extent to which it is divided amongst its residents when analysing the GDP. For example, in a corrupt nation, well-being could be very low despite a high GDP; leaders may be ...
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