Economics of happiness (2011)

	Also Known As: Ökonomie des Glücks
	Year of first release: 2011
	Director: Steven Gorelick, Helena Norberg-Hodge, John Page
	Actors: -
	Country: Plenty of countries contributed
	Genre: Documentary
	Conditions of visioning: 04.11.2012, Ostertor, OV
Synopsis: The movie explains the meaning of the globalisation and proposes the localisation as alternative. Then alternatives to Gross Domestic Product are shown that represent a kind of progress or happiness index, including also quality of life, environmental parameters.
Review: It is basically positive to explain a human way of evaluating the progress other than with growth. The view on localisation is too focused on agriculture, while cities concentrate the most population. The alternative should be based on the steps to be done there, in the cities. The introduction of the Genuine Progress Indicator is quite revolutionary, even if the idea is from the 1990s. It opens other ways of argumentation.
Rating: 5 /10