Marilyn Waring: The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts

Marilyn Waring: The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts

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Health Sciences, Business, Social Studies, Biology

11th Grade - University

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The video discusses the limitations of GDP as a measure of economic success, highlighting how it fails to account for unpaid work and environmental degradation. The speaker shares personal stories to illustrate the societal values overlooked by GDP. Alternatives like time use surveys are proposed to better capture economic realities and inform policy making. The video concludes with a call to action for rethinking economic measures to better serve humanity and the planet.

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3 mins • 1 pt

How does the speaker view the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability?

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3 mins • 1 pt

What alternatives to GDP does the speaker suggest for measuring economic value?

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In what ways does the speaker believe that time use data can be beneficial?

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What lessons does the speaker suggest we can learn from Kaitiakitanga?

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