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EPISODE · Mar 16, 2011 · 22 MIN

26. The Health of Nations

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For decades, GDP has been the yardstick for measuring living standards around the world. Martha Nussbaum would rather use something that actually works. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For decades, GDP has been the yardstick for measuring living standards around the world. Martha Nussbaum would rather use something that actually works.

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