3 Amendments of Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS related to 2010/2088(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Α. having regard to the urgent need to launch a debate on the limitations of GDP as a yardstick for measuring and evaluating the success of social and economic policy and, by association, the wellbeing of societies,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Bα. whereas indicators based on statistical averages are not able to reflect increased social and economic disparities,
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that using indicators to complement GDP should result in a better picture of macroeconomic activity, in particular thanks to the inclusion of non- market factors such as work in the home and voluntary work, as well as both positive and negative externalities relating to economic activity; and the viability of activities over time;