诺贝尔获奖经济学家称：别谈GDP了，它已过时
<p><span word="Nobel">Nobel</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="conomist">conomist</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Stiglitz">Stiglitz</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pyramid">pyramid</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="mile">mile</span>.</p><p>诺贝尔获奖经济学家约瑟夫·斯蒂格利茨希望国内生产总值（<span word="GDP">GDP</span>）像金字塔尺和阿拉伯里这些古代单位一样被淘汰。</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="existential">existential</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="writes">writes</span>. “<span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hint">hint</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.”</p><p>他写道：“世界正面临三个生存危机：气候危机、不平等危机和民主危机。然而我们衡量经济表现的公认方法完全没有示意我们可能遇到了问题。”</p><p><span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>! <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upswing">upswing</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="impeachment">impeachment</span>.</p><p>他说得对！美国<span word="GDP">GDP</span>增长迅速，但洛杉矶频繁起火，美国总统又面临弹劾。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>. <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hint">hint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="depletion">depletion</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>, <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p><p>他说问题就在于政治家们看到了积极的<span word="GDP">GDP</span>数据，并继续保持现状。<span word="GDP">GDP</span>并未表明环境恶化或资源枯竭，也没体现不平等、中产阶级的痛苦或生活水平的降低。</p>
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