Introduction 7
1 Convenience and Practicality 11
2 The False God 24
3 Other Wellbeing Realities 36
4 Rigour in Research and Philosophy 55
5 Aotearoa, not Europe 73
6 The Largest Sector of the 88
Nation's Economy
7 The Counter Factual 106
Glossary 118
Bibliography 119
Notes 125
About the author 138
About BWB Texts 139
Marilyn Waring is a Professor of Public Policy at Auckland
University of Technology.
In the years since she retired from Parliament in 1984 she has
written Women, Politics and Power, Counting for Nothing, Three
Masqerades, In the Lifetime of a Goat, 1 Way to C the World, Who
Cares? The Economics of Dignity, and Anticipatory Social
Protection. She also edited Managing Mayhem and Thesis Survivor
Stories. As well as being translated into French, Norwegian,
Japanese and Spanish, Counting for Nothing was the subject of the
award-winning documentary Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex,
Lies and Global Economics, made by the National Film Board of
Canada.
In the past years Marilyn Waring has held fellowships at Harvard
and Rutgers universities in the USA, at Queens University in
Canada, and at the Hawke Institute in Adelaide, Australia. She has
worked as a development consultant throughout Asia and the
Pacific.
She has served on the Board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and
the Council of Creative New Zealand. In 2003 she was a judge of the
Montana New Zealand Book Awards. In 2008 she was awarded a
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to
women and economics, and in 2011 she received an Honorary Doctor of
Letters from Glasgow Caledonia University for research in
international feminism and female human rights.
Publications include
In the Lifetime of a Goat: Writings, 1984-2000 (Bridget Williams
Books, 2001)
Three Masquerades: Essays on Equality, Work and Human Rights
(Auckland University Press, 1996)
Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women are Worth
(Bridget Williams Books, 1989)
Women, Politics and Power (Allen & Unwin, 1985)
It's a thought-provoking read, challenging us to examine what New Zealanders (and especially government policy-makers) value, as well as to reconsider the most appropriate sources of evidence to inform policy-making. It's an excellent introduction to not only the wellbeing and policy landscape but also to Waring's writing. It has encouraged me to seek out more of her books, articles and podcasts. - Anne Kerslake Hendricks, NZ Booksellers Blog, 5 February 2019
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