Sentences with phrase «economic wellbeing by»

In such a world, communities could measure their economic wellbeing by whether the basic needs of all citizens are met rather than by the growth of their product.

Not exact matches

Judged by the standard GNP statistics, the US per capita income had increased in real value by 25 per cent since 1976; but, using the ISEW, they found that over the same period the economic wellbeing of Americans had actually declined by 10 per cent.

Its first maxim is that a nation's wellbeing depends upon the wealth produced by its industry, technology and economic development.

In the dominant economic model, the wellbeing of the individual is not affected by the wellbeing of others.

The results show that during the past twenty years economic growth as measured by current indicators, especially Gross Domestic Product per capita, has been accompanied by decline in real economic wellbeing.

The energy cost savings provided by the Power Authority of New York (NYPA) have positively affected the economic wellbeing of New York State.

The study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), supports other findings that interventions aimed at improving individuals» wellbeing and quality of life can be far more effective if they are carried out among groups of people in ways that generate a strong sense of group identity.

This paradox is explained by David Halperns new book The Hidden Wealth of Nations the extent to which citizens get along with each other independently drives both economic growth and wellbeing.

When turning to education reform, conservatives, by and large, are animated by their love of freedom, pluralism and choice, and by their conviction that America needs stronger academic results to enhance its national wellbeing and boost its economic competitiveness.

Evidently, concerns like long - term human wellbeing, biodiversity preservation and the integrity of Earth's body are momentarily at odds with powerful economic and political forces which relentlessly and unrealistically maintain an economic system marked by unrestricted and increasing per capita consumption, unbridled and expanding economic globalization, and continuous and rapid growth of the human population.

Rhode Island Legal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low - income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system.

Access to court would be available through the family services agency to address urgent, interim matters relating to wellbeing of family members and threats to the family's economic stability, but access would be provided on the process used in child protection matters in which the court confirms steps taken by child protection authorities unless those steps are found to be unreasonable.

For present purposes, Art 1 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention) provides that people should not be deprived of their possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by Art 8 of the Convention that there should be no interference with the right to enjoy a private family life and home except as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of the economic wellbeing of the country.

As we discuss below, one recent study found that family stability trumps family structure as it pertains to early cognitive development even after controlling for economic and parental resources.26 It has been shown that children living in stable single - parent families (that is, families that were headed by a single parent throughout childhood) do better than those living in unstable two - parent families (that is, families that had two parents present initially but then experienced a change in family structure).27 Another study finds that children living in stable cohabiting homes (that is, families where two parents cohabit throughout the child's life) do just as well as children living with cohabiting parents who eventually marry.28 But other research challenges the conclusion that it is family stability that is crucial for child wellbeing One study, for instance, found that children who experience two or more family transitions do not have worse behavioral problems or cognitive test scores than children who experience only one or no family transitions.

reducing the disparities in health and wellbeing experienced by those living in rural and remote Australia can dramatically improve participation adn productivity and increase Australia's economic growth.

The Federal Governments» «Developing the North» economic development agenda, which has clearly been influenced by business lobby groups and will have severe impacts on Aboriginal land rights law, employment, and in the long run the wellbeing of communities.

The aim of the IEDS is to «increase the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians by supporting greater economic participation and self - reliance».

About the IRC The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.