Development blog: Universal Joy As a New Goal for the Millennium?
By Charles Kenny - As we ramp up to 2015 and (maybe) a new set of Millennium Development Goals, people are proposing things to include: universal energy access, freedom from violence, a learning goal, stronger language on sustainable development… and happiness. The Japanese government is pushing for the inclusion of a ‘happiness/well-being measure’ as part of the Rio Sustainable [...]