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Rethinking the Development Gap: Prioritizing Happiness Over Wealth

The development gap is often measured by economic indicators, but the true essence of progress may lie in the happiness of the population. A 2006 BBC report highlighted that 81% of the UK population believed the government's primary aim should be the creation of happiness rather than mere wealth. David Cameron, then Leader of the Opposition, stressed the importance of prioritizing general well-being (GWB) alongside Gross Domestic Product (GDP), advocating for a holistic approach to evaluating societal success.

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Rethinking the Development Gap: Prioritizing Happiness Over Wealth

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  1. The development gap

  2. Definition according to the textbook…

  3. Depends how you measure it? • Can you be happy to be poor…?

  4. 81% of the UK population agreed that the Government’s primary objective should be the creation of happiness not wealth. Earlier this year David Cameron, HM Leader of the Opposition, put happiness firmly on the political agenda by arguing that it was time we admitted that there’s more to life than money, and it is time we focused not just on GDP, but on GWB - general well-being. (BBC, 2006).

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