Anielski, Mark

Mark Anielski is the author of The Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth, which was published in June 2007 by New Society Publishers. Mark is a well-being economist, entrepreneur, professor and president of Anielski Management Inc. which specializes in measuring quality of life and sustainable well-being. In the 2004, Adbusters magazine recognized Mark as a “rising star” amongst international progressive economists. He has pioneered natural capital accounting in Canada and alternative measures of economic progress, including the US Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) and the Alberta GPI Sustainable Well-being measurement system. For 14 years he served as senior economic policy advisor to the Alberta Government. He is currently advising the Chinese government on greening GDP accounting. Mark teaches corporate social responsibility at the School of Business, University of Alberta and has taught ecological economics at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute near Seattle. Mark is the past-President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics and a Senior Fellow with the Oakland-based economic think-tank Redefining Progress. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his young family. The Economics of Happiness The Dalai Lama notes that the ultimate purpose of economic development should be genuine and enduring happiness. Drawing on his new book, Anielski provides examples of how individuals, communities and even nations like China are redefining progress in terms of genuine wealth: the attributes that contribute to wellbeing. Learn about how you can help build a new civilization of love and joy beyond economic growth.