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Which country does the most good for the world? | Simon Anholt

TED · 5.4M views · 2014-07-02 · 17:55

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Policy advisor Simon Anholt presents the Good Country Index, a measure of how much each nation contributes to the world beyond its own borders. In a funny TED talk he argues governments should think globally, and reveals which countries rank surprisingly.

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HN points to it as an alternative to GDP for measuring national progress and as background on the Good Country Index.

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aloknnikhil · 2020-11 · Reference

I was watching a TED talk on the "Good Country Index" a couple of days ago [VIDEO] Funnily enough, Finland is #1 right now. [LINK]

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jpao79 · 2017-07 · Reference

Maybe this is a better way of measuring progress instead of GDP and productivity? TED: Which country does the most good for the world? Simon Arnholt [VIDEO] And maybe instead of re-distribution of wealth (which is zero-sum) it should be a redistribution basic food, housing, entertainment and access to education (which is non-zero sum and can be optimized for).

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madhums · 2016-11 · Reference

I think your idea has been implemented already [LINK] Here's a talk by the same guy [VIDEO] More info about good country [LINK] [LINK]

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