Global Prosperity Beyond GDP

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more The course is for anyone concerned with global issues and the unprecedented challenges of the 21st Century. It aims to inspire students, entrepreneurs, and citizens with a positive picture of what we are capable of with just a little bit of re-direction. No prior knowledge of the subject is needed. You can use the hashtag #FLGlobalProsperity to talk about this course on social media.

• The origins and future of GDP
• The Democratic Deficit
• The state as the guardian of prosperity
• Measuring prosperity and potential new approaches
• Sites of exemplification
• The work of the RELIEF Centre
• Frameworks of change
• The Sustainable Development Goals
• The 2050 Challenge
• The Doughtnut development concept
• Business and the new economy
• Business and climate change
• Consumption habits
• Making a difference