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GDP is not an appropriate measure of wellbeing and progress, then what is? Questioning GDP means asking the questions: What do we care about as a society? What does wellbeing mean for us? As Stiglitz (2009) asserted, "We need to open a national dialogue that sheds light on what values are important to society, and then create metrics that reflect this and are used by decision- makers.This dialogue is not an easy one to have, but it is definitely a fruitful one. If more holistic, comprehensive, and sustainable indicators are to emerge, what variables should be used? Who decides what these variables are? How is the information that the indicator reveals used by decision-makers?
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GDP is not an appropriate measure of societal wellbeing and progress, according to the author, and thus raises the question of what is a better measure. The author suggests that questioning GDP means considering what values are important to society, and what wellbeing means for us, as well as creating metrics that align with those values. Stiglitz (2009) emphasized the need for a national dialogue to establish these values and metrics, stressing the difficulty of this task. The author then poses several questions to consider in designing holistic, comprehensive, and sustainable indicators, such as what variables should be included, who decides these variables, and how will decision-makers use this information.