The Idea of Quality of Social Life in Classical and Contemporary European Thought: on the Margin of Mismeasuring Our Lives: Why GDP Doesn't Add Up Cover Image

Idea jakości życia społecznego w klasycznej i współczesnej myśli europejskiej- na marginesie książki błąd pomiaru. Dlaczego Pkb nie wystarcza
The Idea of Quality of Social Life in Classical and Contemporary European Thought: on the Margin of Mismeasuring Our Lives: Why GDP Doesn't Add Up

Author(s): Danuta Drabińska
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: GDP; quality of life; durability of development; welfare; moral philosophy

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the idea of quality of social life in classical and contemporary European thought. It was inspired by Mismeasuring our lives: Why GDP doesn't add up by J.E. Stiglitz, J.-P. Fitoussi and A. Sen - a book that is a report on existential condition of contemporary societies in the context of civilizational changes. The paper also discusses the idea of permanent self-sustaining development, relations between economic activity and social welfare, and methods used to measure quality of life. Contemporary context of discussion was confronted with classics of economic thought. The conclusion contains analysis of contemporary dimension of moral philosophy. In this context the quality of life seems as important as economic growth.

  • Issue Year: 16/2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 43-60
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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