http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/blogs Latest Articles http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/opinion/content/5261/is_gross_national_happiness_the_new_gdp http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/opinion/content/5261/is_gross_national_happiness_the_new_gdp Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Last year, long before the financial crisis prompted questions about policymakers' obsession with economic growth, President Sarkozy did something remarkable. I am not talking about his engagement to Carla Bruni but his intention to question our most fundamental economic measure, Gross Domestic Product.