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The Myth of GDP

Does Growth Equal Progress? An infographic look at GDP's many shortcomings in measuring true progress

Beyond GDP

The new Demos report on GDP by Lew Daly and Stephen Posner

Demos on the State of the Union

Demos' Mijin Cha, Amy Traub and David Callahan on last night's speech by the President.

Undermining Democracy Since 2010

At the two-year anniversary of the ruling, Demos looks at how Citizens United made a bad situation much worse

What The U.S. Can Learn From China

A new book by Demos' Ann Lee: An open-minded guide to treating our greatest competitor as our greatest teacher

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Growth vs. Progress?

January 25, 2012

If GDP leaves so much out, how can we really measure our progress? In fact experts have developed many types of alternative...

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An Empire State Of Lines

If powerholders in the New York State government have any decency, they will “…spare New Yorkers further hypocrisy and keep to themselves ridiculous claims that their bold-faced power...

January 27, 2012 | Guest Author

New Report Looks Beyond GDP

The fifth annual MetLife survey of American ideals shows an interesting trend: priorities are shifting from achieving professional success and material wealth to having a greater sense of personal...

January 27, 2012 | Mijin Cha

Obama's Missing Democracy Reform Agenda

In the State of the Union address the President sketched out a blueprint that would reduce economic inequality, demanding that wealthy play by the same rules as ordinary Americans. What we didn't...

January 27, 2012 | Liz Kennedy

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Beyond GDP: New Measures For A New Economy

For decades, GDP has enjoyed supreme status as the predominant benchmark of our economic and social progress. In reality, GDP obscures or ignores essential aspects of Americans’ economic and social...

Report

Lew Daly

Stephen Posner

Does Growth Equal Progress? The Myth of GDP

GDP measures economic growth, but is it an accurate measure of progress? While GDP has been steadily increasing, indicating a growing economy, other metrics of progress show a very different picture...

Policy Brief

Lew Daly

J.Mijin Cha

Dan Thompson

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