> GDP growth is a positive metric, so economists want it to be positive. GDP wou...

		Jigewi on May 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Degrowth and the monkey's paw > GDP growth is a positive metric, so economists want it to be positive. GDP would be a positive metric but I think it is flawed and also obsolete. I think other metrics like the HDI/IHDI and the Gini coefficient are better ones, in comparison.