Neuseeland wird dafür gelobt, als erstes Land der Welt einen "Haushalt des Wohlergehens" eingeführt zu haben, mit dem der Schwerpunkt weg vom BIP hin zum "Wohlergehen der Menschen" gelegt werden soll. Diejenigen, die etwas gegen den BIP-Indikator haben - insbesondere Grüne, die Wirtschaftswachstum für die Umweltverschmutzung verantwortlich machen -, sehen dies als neue Möglichkeit, um aufzuhören, Geld hinterherzujagen, und anzufangen, sich um die Menschen zu kümmern.

The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is one of the world’s largest programmes for early childhood care and development. Now, a new study suggests that nutrition and health counselling delivered under the programme’s auspices is one of the best possible investments that can be made by any government.

Dieses Jahr werden nach Angaben der Internationalen Energieagentur weltweit 162 Milliarden Dollar in erneuerbare Energien gesteckt. Es werden also ineffiziente Industrien subventioniert und private Hauseigentümer finanziell gefördert, damit sie Solaranlagen installieren. Darüber hinaus wird uns das Pariser Klimaabkommen bis 2030 jährlich 1 Billion Dollar oder mehr kosten.

Un'ondata di caldo estremo si è abbattuta sull'Europa e si prepara a mietere vittime. Come accaduto di recente in India, le temperature estreme vengono strumentalizzate al fine di richiedere politiche ambientali più incisive.

Transparency, fair competition and accountability are three defining features of an efficient public procurement system. Until 2011, the Bangladesh procurement process was paper-based and plagued by corruption and malpractices. Short bidding periods, nondisclosure of the selection criteria, pre-tender negotiation with bidders were some of the defining features of guiding Bangladesh’s public procurement activities.

Increasing access to justice at the grassroot level can directly protect human rights of the rural poor. It is estimated that nearly 4 billion poor around the world cannot access the protection of the law and justice system.

A study by the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) and BRAC Human Rights and Legal Aid Services found that on average, 31 million people, mostly belonging to rural areas, experience legal problems every year.

Extremvärmen har drabbat Europa och tragiskt nog kostat människoliv, något som nu blivit ett argument för mer kraftfull klimatpolitik. Tyvärr är det fel väg att gå – och det kan leda till fler dödsfall totalt sett.

Czy zauważyliście jak w ciągu ostatnich dziesięciu lat po cichu przestaliśmy mieć burze i zaczęliśmy mieć ”skrajne wydarzenia pogodowe”? Wydaje się, że żaden spadek temperatury lub sezonowa ulewa nie są zbyt małe, by media nadały im przerażające nazwy i wydawały ostrzeżenia minuta za minutą. Obecnie niektóre media i bojownicy kampanii próbują zrobić dokładnie to samo dla zmiany klimatu.

The trade war between the United States and China has prompted many commentators to focus on the economic pain that will be felt by the two sides: hitting U.S. consumers in the pocket, and causing pain for Chinese exporters. There are a small number of supposed winners, with production predicted to shift from China to countries like Vietnam, Cambodia or India.

But there’s a far bigger concern, which is that decision-makers across the world have shifted sharply against the most powerful global economic development tool ever been discovered.

New Zealand is being lauded for introducing the world’s first Wellbeing Budget, which aims to shift the focus from GDP toward the “wellbeing of people.” Those with a grudge against the GDP indicator – in particular greens, who blame economic growth for harming the environment – see this as an exciting new opportunity to stop chasing dollars and start caring about people.