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S2-E2: Keeping Score: The GDP
Manage episode 256569275 series 2639757
Politicians developed a metric known as GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, during the depths of the Great Depression to help measure the strength of the economy. GDP become something of a scoreboard for countries around the world and gave politicians a measure stick to gauge the impact of policy decisions. In time, increasing GDP became a national obsession and drives decision making for our leaders today.
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Manage episode 256569275 series 2639757
Politicians developed a metric known as GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, during the depths of the Great Depression to help measure the strength of the economy. GDP become something of a scoreboard for countries around the world and gave politicians a measure stick to gauge the impact of policy decisions. In time, increasing GDP became a national obsession and drives decision making for our leaders today.
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