"To what extent can we achieve a more just society through the use of better economic indicators, and to what extent is our choice of economic indicators just a reificiation of the wishes of those who are already economically powerful?"

"To what extent can we achieve a more just society through the use of better economic indicators, and to what extent is our choice of economic indicators just a reificiation of the wishes of those who are already economically powerful?"
Links:
[1] http://edge.org/annual-question/what-questions-are-you-asking-yourself
[2] http://edge.org/inthenews/what-questions-are-you-asking-yourself
[3] http://edge.org/contributors/what-questions-are-you-asking-yourself
[4] http://edge.org/responses/what-questions-are-you-asking-yourself
[5] http://edge.org/print/response-detail/10507
[6] http://edge.org/memberbio/john_baez