> Doesn't this just prove or enhance the point that we should look beyond economic growth to drive our prosperity? You're creating a false dichotomy. It does n

> Doesn't this just prove or enhance the point that we should look beyond economic growth to drive our prosperity? You're creating a false dichotomy. It does not prove we must look beyond economic growth; on the contrary it shows that economic growth is correlated positively with well-being so we should at least partially concentrate on wealth. But yes, I agree with you that mean wealth is not everything. As the article points out, inequality also reduces happiness. It's the philosophy behing Bhutan's gross national happiness: take a look at what makes people happy beyond wealth.