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France has long used gross domestic product (GDP), the market value of the goods and services produced in a given period, as a key metric for national progress and well-being. Although GDP has value as an economic metric, myriad other factors influence people's quality of life to varying degrees, and it would be wrong to assume that a rising GDP necessarily equates to increasing societal well-being.
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Recognizing that a country's progress rests on both economic and noneconomic factors, in 2011 a government agency in the United Kingdom began surveying citizens to gauge quality of life. By assessing indicators in multiple domains—such as social relationships and professional and community activity—rather than relying solely on GDP, the United Kingdom gains a truer understanding of its national well-being.
France has long used gross domestic product (GDP), the market value of the goods and services produced in a given period, as a key metric for national progress and well-being. Although GDP has value as an economic metric, myriad other factors influence people's quality of life to varying degrees, and it would be wrong to assume that a rising GDP necessarily equates to increasing societal well-being.
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Recognizing that a country's progress rests on both economic and noneconomic factors, in 2011 a government agency in the United Kingdom began surveying citizens to gauge quality of life. By assessing indicators in multiple domains—such as social relationships and professional and community activity—rather than relying solely on GDP, the United Kingdom gains a truer understanding of its national well-being.