26. The Health of Nations

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

Episode 26 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "26. The Health of Nations" was published on March 16, 2011 and runs 22 minutes.

March 16, 2011 ·22m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

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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