Ehsan Masood is a science writer, journalist, and broadcaster. Formerly on the editorial staff of Nature and New Scientist, he is currently the editor of Research Fortnight and Research Europe and teaches international science policy at Imperial College London. As well as writing for Prospect magazine, The Times (London), The Guardian, and Le Monde, he is a frequent presenter for BBC Radio. He lives in London.
An important and interesting book that shows how trapped we have become by the idea of Gross Domestic Product-and reveals how important it is to develop alternatives that will help us reduce inequality and respond to climate change. -- Kate E. Pickett, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and co-author of 'The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone' In lively prose, Masood argues that GDP is flawed because it ignores volunteering, housework, environmental degradation, job satisfaction, and income inequality. -- Publishers Weekly