Meadows — “If you define the goal of a society…”

Source: (no source given) — Donella H. Meadows

Book page: meadows-thinking-in-systems

From: Thinking in Systems

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If you define the goal of a society as GNP, that society will do its best to produce GNP. It will not produce welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency unless you define a goal and regularly measure and report the state of welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency.