The present categorisation of countries based on National Income / per capita income is useless. Developed countries have grown tremendously during last 50 yrs, but happiness of people of these countries has not increased, on the contrary it has decreased slightly. Similarly Ambani brothers r the richest in India, but they r not talking to each other. It means they'r not happy. Their mother must b very unhappy. Our per capita income has doubled in 7 yrs, but has the happiness doubled? This increase in income is meaningless for people under poverty line. Moreover, once a person's basic needs of food, shelter, clothing is met, his happiness no longer increases with increase in income.
So why to degrade the environment in the name of GDP etc.? Instead a Happiness Index should b evolved. Measures should b taken for increasing happiness of the people.
Population control is also a must. We must strongly follow Chinese policy of one child norm (followed by them since 1979).
RE:National Income should b replaced by National Happiness
by Secular India on Aug 02, 2008 09:06 PM Permalink
Bakwaas mat kar. India's poor will get fed only if there is at least 15% GDP growth for the next 20 years. And prosperity in itself reduces population as all studies have shown. Happiness and wealth generation are strongly related.
