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Social Progress Index, the Glossary

The Social Progress Index (SPI) measures the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens.^[1]

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Amartya Sen

Amartya Kumar Sen (born 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher.

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Basic needs

The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty in developing countries globally.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Broad measures of economic progress

Although for many decades, it was customary to focus on GDP and other measures of national income, there has been growing interest in developing broad measures of economic well-being.

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Business opportunity

A business opportunity (or bizopp) involves sale or lease of any product, service, equipment, etc.

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Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain.

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Disability-adjusted life year

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability, or early death.

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Douglass North

Douglass Cecil North (November 5, 1920 – November 23, 2015) was an American economist known for his work in economic history.

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Econometric model

Econometric models are statistical models used in econometrics.

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Economic inequality

Economic inequality is an umbrella term for a) income inequality or distribution of income (how the total sum of money paid to people is distributed among them), b) wealth inequality or distribution of wealth (how the total sum of wealth owned by people is distributed among the owners), and c) consumption inequality (how the total sum of money spent by people is distributed among the spenders).

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Economics

Economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Employment-to-population ratio

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development defines the employment rate as the employment-to-population ratio.

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Energy consumption

Energy consumption is the amount of energy used.

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Environmental hazard

Environmental hazards are those hazards that affect biomes or ecosystems.

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Gender Development Index

The Gender Development Index (GDI) is an index designed to measure gender equality. Social Progress Index and gender Development Index are social science indices.

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Gender equality

Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations, and needs equally, regardless of gender.

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Gender inequality

Gender inequality is the social phenomenon in which people are not treated equally on the basis of gender.

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Genuine progress indicator

Genuine progress indicator (GPI) is a metric that has been suggested to replace, or supplement, gross domestic product (GDP). Social Progress Index and Genuine progress indicator are Sustainability metrics and indices.

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Global North and Global South

Global North and Global South are terms that denote a method of grouping countries based on their defining characteristics with regard to socioeconomics and politics.

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Green national product

The green national product is an economic metric that seeks to include environmental features such as environmental degradation and resource depletion with a country's national product.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.

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Gross National Happiness

Gross National Happiness, (GNH; རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་དགའ་སྐྱིད་དཔལ་འཛོམས།) sometimes called Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH), is a philosophy that guides the government of Bhutan. Social Progress Index and Gross National Happiness are Macroeconomic indicators.

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Gross National Well-being

Gross National Well-being (GNW), also known as Gross National Wellness, is a socioeconomic development and measurement framework. Social Progress Index and Gross National Well-being are International quality of life rankings, Macroeconomic indicators, political concepts and Sustainability metrics and indices.

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Happiness economics

The economics of happiness or happiness economics is the theoretical, qualitative and quantitative study of happiness and quality of life, including positive and negative affects, well-being, life satisfaction and related concepts – typically tying economics more closely than usual with other social sciences, like sociology and psychology, as well as physical health.

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Happy Planet Index

The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in 2006. Social Progress Index and Happy Planet Index are Sustainability metrics and indices.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. Social Progress Index and human Development Index are International quality of life rankings and social science indices.

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Inclusive capitalism

Inclusive capitalism is a theoretical concept and policy movement that seeks to address the growing income and wealth inequality within Western capitalism following the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

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Joseph Stiglitz

Joseph Eugene Stiglitz (born February 9, 1943) is an American New Keynesian economist, a public policy analyst, political activist, and a full professor at Columbia University.

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Legatum Prosperity Index

The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute, an independent educational charity founded and part-funded by the private investment firm Legatum. Social Progress Index and Legatum Prosperity Index are International quality of life rankings and social science indices.

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Leisure satisfaction

"Leisure refers to activities that a person voluntarily engages in when they are free from any work, social or familial responsibilities." Leisure satisfaction is the positive perceptions or feelings that an individual forms, elicits and gains as a result of engaging in leisure activities and choices.

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Life satisfaction

Life satisfaction is an evaluation of a person's quality of life.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Methodology

In its most common sense, methodology is the study of research methods.

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OECD Better Life Index

The OECD Better Life Index, created in May 2011 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, is an initiative pioneering the development of economic indicators which better capture multiple dimensions of economic and social progress.

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Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), or simply the Inquirer, is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines.

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Postmaterialism

In sociology, postmaterialism is the transformation of individual values from materialist, physical, and economic to new individual values of autonomy and self-expression.

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Progress

Progress is movement towards a refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. Social Progress Index and Progress are political concepts.

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Progressive utilization theory

The Progressive utilization theory (PROUT) is a socioeconomic and political philosophy created by the Indian philosopher and spiritual leader Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar.

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Psychometrics

Psychometrics is a field of study within psychology concerned with the theory and technique of measurement.

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Safety

Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger.

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Sanitation

Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.

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The Social Progress Imperative is a US-based nonprofit created in 2012 best known for the Social Progress Index, a multi-indicator index that assesses the social and environmental performance of different countries.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time.

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The Economist

The Economist is a British weekly newspaper published in printed magazine format and digitally.

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Transport

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another.

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Well-being

Well-being, or wellbeing, also known as wellness, prudential value, prosperity or quality of life, is what is intrinsically valuable relative to someone.

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Western values

"Western values" are a set of values strongly associated with the West which generally posit the importance of an individualistic culture.

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Where-to-be-born Index

The where-to-be-born index (previously called the quality-of-life index, abbreviated QLI) was an index last published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in 2013, which aimed to measure which country would provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years after its publication. Social Progress Index and where-to-be-born Index are International quality of life rankings and social science indices.

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Wikiprogress

Wikiprogress is a defunct online platform for sharing information on the measurement of social, economic and environmental progress.

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World Happiness Report

The World Happiness Report is a publication that contains articles and rankings of national happiness, based on respondent ratings of their own lives, which the report also correlates with various (quality of) life factors. Social Progress Index and World Happiness Report are Sustainability metrics and indices.

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World Values Survey

The World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that explores people's values and beliefs, how they change over time, and what social and political impact they have.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Progress_Index

Also known as List of countries by Social Progress Index.

, World Happiness Report, World Values Survey.

Social Progress Index, the Glossary

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See also

2013 establishments

International quality of life rankings

Macroeconomic indicators

Sustainability metrics and indices

References