Davos 2018: The days of GDP as the main measure of economic success may be numbered

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Global economic elite urged by World Economic Forum to consider alternative metric, prioritising living standards and sustainability

We can perhaps forgive Craig Bennett his moment of mirth. Writing on Twitter this morning the boss of Friends of the Earth in the UK noted that ahead of the opening of this week's Davos Summit the latest...

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