Dirk Philipsen

Dirk Philipsen, a historian and environmental advocate, is writing a book on the hidden history of the GDP.

Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success

Relying so heavily on GDP as a measure of economic health is like removing all of the gauges on a car’s dashboard except the speedometer.