http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/world-bank The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/business-sense/2008/04/01/bigger-worse <img src="http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/files/articles/titanic_4.jpg" alt="titanic_4.jpg" title="titanic_4.jpg" width="125" height="125" /><br /> <p>by Peter Nemetz</p> <br /> Canada’s economic growth rate is up, and that’s good; Canada’s economic growth rate is down, and that’s bad. Ever since the invention of national accounts in the 1930s, the prevailing world view has been that the higher the gross domestic product, the better off we are as a nation. <br><br> Any faltering in the continued increase in this economic measure is perceived as a cause for concern, a threat of a recession and diminished opportunities for citizens. <br /><br /> <p><a href="http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/business-sense/2008/04/01/bigger-worse">read more</a></p> http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/business-sense/2008/04/01/bigger-worse#comments Business Sense april 2008 environmental impact is bigger worse? national economic measures national economy peter nemetz world bank Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:45:00 -0700 <p>by Peter Nemetz</p> 2289 at http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca