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Blog Entries by Sarah Burd-Sharps from 09/2009

GDP an Inaccurate Measure of Stark Disparities in United States, Fails to Show Whole Picture in Louisiana

| Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
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Recovery funds must be directed not just to rebuild the physical infrastructure of Louisiana, but also to construct a new infrastructure of opportunity to serve the next generation of Gulf coast residents.

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G-20 Missed the Point: The Real Wealth of Nations is People

| Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
Read More: New Orleans, G20 Summit, Louisiana, Obama, G-20 Leaders, G-20, g20, Barack Obama, World News, Politics News, G 20 Summit, G-20 Summit, g20 2009, g20 Leaders, Obama g20, g20 Pittsburgh, G-20 Protests, G20 Protests, Gdp, Politics News

With the near-exclusive use of GDP growth at the G-20 as the central measure of societal success, we risk falling short of these lofty goals by a long shot.

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