Kiwis, share this post with your friends, it didnt get any press here and is a remarkable achievement for NZ that all citizens should be aware of. New Zealand has come out on top in the very extensive Social Progress Index for 2014 as the most socially advanced country on the planet. This is a a multi-year effort lead by Harvard Business School Professor Michael E Porter and Professor Scott Stern of MIT and a team of other colleagues and advisors in the US. Its the first study to measure the success of a society in comprehensive terms, and independently of economic measures. They define social progress according to three broad dimensions: Does a country have the capacity to satisfy the basic human needs of its people? Does a country have the institutions and conditions in place to allow its citizens and communities to improve their quality of life? And does a country offer an environment in which each citizen has the opportunity to reach his or her full potential? They capture these in a rigorous measurement framework involving more than 50 specific outcomes using the best and most objective data available covering 132 countries. Click on the “Social Progress Index title and then the tab Performance to see the ranking table. Top 5 are NZ, Switzerland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway. Its an amazing feat for NZ considering how advanced the Scandinavian and Western European countries are in general with respect to building great societies.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 21:30:36 +0000
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