It takes the average reader 2 hours and 13 minutes to read Gross Domestic Problem by Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti
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Gross domestic product is arguably the best-known statistic in the contemporary world, and certainly amongst the most powerful. It drives government policy and sets priorities in a variety of vital social fields - from schooling to healthcare. Yet for perhaps the first time since it was invented in the 1930s, this popular icon of economic growth has come to be regarded by a wide range of people as a 'problem'. After all, does our quality of life really improve when our economy grows 2 or 3 per cent? Can we continue to sacrifice the environment to safeguard a vision of the world based on the illusion of infinite economic growth? Lorenzo Fioramonti takes apart the 'content' of GDP - what it measures, what it doesn't and why - and reveals the powerful political interests that have allowed it to dominate today's economies. In doing so, he demonstrates just how little relevance GDP has to moral principles such as equity, social justice and redistribution, and shows that an alternative is possible, as evinced by the 'de-growth' movement and initiatives such as transition towns. A startling insight into the politics of a number that has come to dominate our everyday lives.
Gross Domestic Problem by Doctor Lorenzo Fioramonti is 132 pages long, and a total of 33,264 words.
This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 41% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 1 minute to read Gross Domestic Problem aloud.
Gross Domestic Problem is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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