Michael Porter was hot when I was working. He did a lot of work in business strategy and competition. In the past few years he has spent a lot of time thinking about life and how to evaluate how well various countries are doing. He has concluded that money and economic progress is not the be-all and end-all.
Social progress is what he thinks citizens want and should be the goal of economic progress. He and associates have developed a measure, the Social Progress Index. It is based on three categories - basic human needs, foundations of wellbeing and opportunity - which are divided as follows:
Basic Human Needs
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care
Water and Sanitation
Shelter
Personal Safety
Foundations of Wellbeing
Access to Basic Knowledge
Access to Information and Communications
Health and Wellness
Ecosystem Sustainability
Opportunity
Personal Rights
Personal Freedom and Choice
Tolerance and Inclusion
Access to Advanced Education
They have analyzed 132 countries based on these categories. The following video highlights some of their findings.
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