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Letter to the editor: Are indicators telling us the real story about progress?

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Global politics is based on an outmoded and increasingly destructive model of human progress and development. Can science change a dire situation?

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  • Richard Eckersley, 2019. "Letter to the editor: Are indicators telling us the real story about progress?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 141(2), pages 919-929, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:141:y:2019:i:2:d:10.1007_s11205-018-1843-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-018-1843-1
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