European Committee of the Regions 5 October 2010, Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘Measuring progress — GDP and beyond’

18.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 15/17 Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘Measuring progress — GDP and beyond’ 2011/C 15/04 THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS — notes that GDP is not an accurate measure of the ability of a society to tackle issues such as climate change, resource efficiency, quality of life or social inclusion; therefore, proposes that the indicators