Measures of real progression

Measuring progression without destruction relates specifically to the items identified in the previous chapter. Orthodox measures of economic progression still focus primarily on measures such as GDP and its growth, but GDP is itself full of flaws and anomalies, as well as being too easily fixable by relevant political-economic decision makers. Sustainable development goals which include reducing inequalities within and between member states have been identified and agreed by the United Nations, but their effectiveness is yet to be demonstrated. Further measures are identified including democratic protection and renewal which seem currently threatened in Anglo-America, the restraint of organised money and displacement of neoclassical belief. Tentative signs of such progression are noted, but they are yet to be confirmed.