The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an index created by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and is the first ever index to combine environmental impact with well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which country by country, people live long and happy lives.
Regardless of the superficiality that its name could evoke, the HPI does not measure how “happy” people are in each country, but it shows the relative efficiency with which nations convert the planet’s natural resources into long and happy lives for their citizens, not only accounting for economic …

Culture is valued differently according to each country, and its people’s beliefs, although it is not always clear how one could measure this. According to Ernesto Piedras, in his book “¿What is the value of Culture? Economic Contribution of Copyright Protected Industries” the value of culture considers activities which are developed upon artistic and literary original creations, which are subject to copyright. Ernesto Piedras implies that cultural industries are by themselves, a sector of economic activity that shares similar characteristics to other economic activity sectors.
Although Mexico is known for its …