US & Canada25 Oct 2011 15:06 GMT
Gross National Product is a blunt tool that largely fails to take into account environmental and human well-being.
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2 women in sheriff's van drown in Florence floodwaters
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Overworked, abused, hungry: Vietnamese domestic workers in Saudi
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Son's reaction to sewer cleaner's death sparks outrage in India
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Yum Kippur and Ashura: Are Muslims observing a Jewish holiday?
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Russia-Turkey deal gives Idlib's wary residents 'glimpse of hope'
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US: Iran still the 'leading state sponsor of terror'
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What does Russia want in northwest Syria?
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In Pakistan, government attempts to crowdfund $12bn for dams
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Turkey eases criteria for citizenship by investment
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