'[A] tale of cloak and dagger intrigue intense rivalries and political machinations you'd
expect in a spy thriller.' Engineering & TechnologyGross Domestic Product is failing. For
decades it has rewarded environmental destruction and obscured inequality. Its formula can
be-and has been-gamed to the detriment of developing countries.In this powerfully argued book
now updated with a new chapter science writer Ehsan Masood shows how GDP fell from the path
envisaged by its architects and how its long-term misapplication has kept large parts of the
world in poverty while helping accelerate global warming and biodiversity loss.As the world
rebuilds after the coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying global recession our need for a
more sustainable and inclusive measure of economic growth has never been greater. Change must
come if we are to break the cycle. With clarity and passion Masood shows how we can update GDP
for a better future.[previously published as The Great Invention in North America]
