The Happiness Index

39 Ways to Save the Planet by BBC

Oct 18, 202114:36Science & Medicine

How well is your country doing? The GDP - gross domestic product - has long been a measure of growth and success but some argue judging purely on economics is too narrow-sighted. Tom Heap meets 'chopsy' Sophie Howe, the...

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