[P2P-F] suitable metrics to use for non financial use-value ?

[Michel Bauwens]

you may want to have a look here:
http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:P2P_Accounting

and in particular:
http://p2pfoundation.net/Alternative_Measures_of_Human_Well-Being

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Dante-Gabryell Monson <
dante.monson at gmail.com> wrote:

> What are the most suitable metrics to use for non financial use-value ?
> Square meters of housing ( renovated or not ) per inhabitant ?
> Access to infrastructure ? ...
>
> In terms of use value, is our wealth increasing ?
>
> In classical GDP figures, privatisation and speculation increase total
> figures... while potentially reducing quality of life for people for which
> such services or access to privatized infrastructure becomes too expensive.
>
> *Is there a website where we can see the evolution of "quality of live"
> based on non financial metrics ?*
>
> Example / Context :
>
> What is the impact of speculation on housing
> ( some people or companies buying and reselling buildings, and making
> people who rent pay the cost of the loan )
> on our net use value capacity ?
>
> I personally witnessed in Brussels a reduction of living space compared to
> a certain percentage of income.
> People who have not had the opportunity to have access to credit to buy a
> house,
> end up giving a increased amount of their salary to rent.
>
> In Belgium, and more specifically in Brussels,
> in 2004 the selling price of houses and appartments nearly doubled ( in
> only that one year )
>
> see figures :
>
>
> http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/modules/publications/statistiques/economie/ventes_de_biens_immobiliers.jsp
>
> data visualized in google graph :
>
> http://www.google.com/publicdata/overview?ds=kafu20cbd2gp_
>
> Evolution of real estate prices in Belgium
> More info »<http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.statbel.fgov.be&sa=D&usg=AFQjCNH94WMiJ6elZsbbuyISu1PHbOJl_w>
>  Data from FPS Economy and Fedict<http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.statbel.fgov.be&sa=D&usg=AFQjCNH94WMiJ6elZsbbuyISu1PHbOJl_w>
>  - Last updated: May 6, 2011
> Data
> Price of a bungalow<http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=kafu20cbd2gp_&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=bungalowprice>
> Price of a house<http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=kafu20cbd2gp_&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=houseprice>
> Price of an appartment<http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=kafu20cbd2gp_&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=aptprice>
>
>


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