Beyond GDP
Lessons for Redefining Progress in Canadian Food System Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22093458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naomi Roberts (0000-0002-3206-299X, Kwantlen Polytechnic University), Naomi Robert, Kent Mullinix (0000-0002-6986-470X, Kwantlen Polytechnic University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2297-900X • E-ISSN: 2297-900X |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fcomm.2021.762482 |
| OpenAlex | W4206912422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while initially conceived to measure economic activity, is now the most widely used indicator for societal progress and wellbeing. Its contemporary (mis)use has been documented and discussed in 'Beyond GDP' research. This mini-review brings a food systems lens to Beyond GDP research by providing an overview of the limitations of GDP as an indicator of wellbeing, and by illustrating examples of how these are embodied in Canadian food system policy. We offer a brief summary of some established and emerging areas of research dedicated to improving assessments of societal wellbeing in policy development. We highlight connections between Beyond GDP research and advocacy for food system policy reform and suggest that strengthening connections between the two areas of research and advocacy can help center societal wellbeing within food system policy research and development in Canada
Agriculture · Economic growth · Economics · Embodied cognition · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Gross domestic product · Policy development · Political science · Public economics · Research Policy · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Public Administration · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Managing Without Growth
Gross Domestic Problem
Integrative Governance for Ecological Public Health
A Future Beyond Growth
Policies to Create Healthier Food Environments in Canada
A critique of the perceived solid conceptual foundations of Isew & GPI — Irving Fisher's cognisance of human-health capital in ‘net psychic income’
The need for ecological ethics in a new ecological economics
When smart people make dumb mistakes
The failure of the Isew and GPI to fully account for changes in human-health capital — A methodological shortcoming not a theoretical weakness
Beyond GDP
Ecological Economics
Footprints on the prairies
Greening the United Nations' Human Development Index
Safe and just operating spaces for regional social-ecological systems
Sustainable de-growth
Household Food Insecurity in Canada
To Slow or Not to Slow
The application of 'valence' to the idea of household food insecurity in Canada
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |