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Where Does Your Nation Rank on Wellbeing?

Harvard Business Review

If you are familiar with the Legatum Prosperity Index, you know it is an effort to look beyond GDP. Personal Freedom (individual freedom and social tolerance). Social Capital (social cohesion and engagement, as well as community and family networks). Safety & Security (national security and personal safety).

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Does Work Make You Happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report

Harvard Business Review

We draw largely upon the Gallup World Poll , which has been surveying people in over 150 countries around the world since 2006. GDP is masking deeper issues. The available categories cover many kinds of jobs, including being a business owner, office worker, or manager, and working in farming, construction, mining, or transport.

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