Nicola Sturgeon: Why governments should prioritize well-being
Nicola Sturgeon: Por qué los gobiernos deberían de darle prioridad al bienestar
As the first woman to hold the office of First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon is an important progressive and feminist voice in the governance of the United Kingdom. Full bio
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in Edinburgh's Old Town,
en el centro histórico de Edimburgo,
Scottish economist
escocés mundialmente reconocido,
"The Wealth of Nations,"
"La riqueza de las naciones",
amongst many other things,
entre muchas otras cosas,
el oro y la plata que posea,
production and commerce.
y comercio del país.
descriptions of what we now know today
descripciones de lo que hoy conocemos
of production and commerce, GDP,
y comercio, o de PIB,
is what Adam Smith would have intended --
la intención de Adam Smith,
the most important measurement
is that it is time for that to change.
que es momento de cambiar.
as a country matters.
para valorarnos tiene importancia.
because it drives political focus,
porque dirige el enfoque político,
as a measurement of a country's success
como medida del éxito de un país
the output of all of our work,
de todo nuestro trabajo,
about the nature of that work,
sobre la naturaleza del mismo,
is worthwhile or fulfilling.
vale la pena o es satisfactorio.
on illegal drug consumption,
al consumo ilegal de drogas,
sin retribución.
a un corto plazo,
even if that activity is hugely damaging
incluso si es una actividad dañina
in the longer term.
del planeta a largo plazo.
of the climate emergency,
de la emergencia ambiental,
para una mejor definición
for a much broader definition
as a country, as a society,
como país y como sociedad
in establishing a new network
para establecer una nueva red
Governments group,
de una Economía de Bienestar"
and New Zealand, for obvious reasons.
Islandia y Nueva Zelanda.
(SIN por sus siglas en inglés),
on the common good.
is to challenge that focus
es desafiar ese enfoque
el crecimiento económico importa.
economic growth matters --
at any or all cost.
el crecimiento del PIB a toda costa.
of economic policy
de la norma económica
y de salud en la población,
de la población.
implications of that in a moment.
de sus implicaciones políticas.
in the world we live in today,
en el mundo en que vivimos ahora,
and fundamental questions.
importantes y fundamentales.
nos importa en nuestra vida?
in the communities we live in?
de las comunidades en donde vivimos?
what kind of society,
in those questions,
con relación a esas preguntas,
a much better chance
tenemos mayor oportunidad
and disaffection from politics
y el distanciamiento político
for Scotland started back in 2007,
Escocia inició este viaje en el 2007,
our National Performance Framework,
nuestro "Marco Nacional de Rendimiento"
that we measure ourselves against.
con los que nos valoramos nosotros mismos.
are as varied as income inequality,
desde la desigualdad de ingresos,
y a una vivienda.
in GDP statistics,
no registran nada de esto,
to a healthy and a happy society.
para una sociedad sana y feliz.
of our economic strategy,
de nuestra estrategia económica
to tackling inequality
tanto a acabar con la desigualdad
is fulfilling and well-paid.
satisfactorio y bien remunerado.
a Just Transition Commission
una "Comisión de Transición Justa"
to a carbon zero economy.
a una economía libre de carbono.
transformations of the past
económicas nos han enseñado
there are more losers than winners.
llevamos más las de perder.
of climate change and automation,
del cambio climático y la automatización
is, I think, significant,
en Escocia es significativo,
que aprender de otros países.
from other countries.
our partner nations
a las naciones que nos acompañan
si es relevante o no,
to decide whether this is relevant or not,
are currently led by women.
son dirigidos por mujeres.
publishing its first Wellbeing Budget,
su primer "Presupuesto de Bienestar",
childcare and paternity rights --
cuidado infantil y derechos de paternidad.
no pensamos inmediatamente
creating a wealthy economy,
una economía rica,
to a healthy economy
para una economía saludable
and "The Wealth of Nations."
y "La riqueza de las naciones".
"The Theory of Moral Sentiments,"
la "Teoría de los sentimientos morales",
that the value of any government
its people happy.
focused on promoting well-being.
que busque promover el bienestar.
tiene todas las respuestas,
the birthplace of Adam Smith.
donde nació Adam Smith.
with growing divides and inequalities,
con crecientes divisiones e injusticias,
to those questions
y les encontremos una respuesta
not just wealth, at its very heart.
y no solo la riqueza.
sunny capital city ...
en la bella y soleada capital
in the Enlightenment,
a la Ilustración,
into the industrial age,
a la era industrial,
is helping to lead the world
ayuda a llevar al mundo
that Scotland will also be the country
a que Escocia también sea el país
and governments across the world
de países y gobiernos del mundo
of everything that we do.
con cada acción.
to the next generation
a la siguiente generación
después de nosotros.
from the country of the Enlightenment,
el país de la Ilustración como guía,
a better, healthier, fairer
una sociedad mejor, más sana,
happier world as well.
un mundo más justo y feliz.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nicola Sturgeon - First Minister of ScotlandAs the first woman to hold the office of First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon is an important progressive and feminist voice in the governance of the United Kingdom.
Why you should listen
In November 2014, Nicola Sturgeon was elected as the first female leader of the Scottish National Party. Days later, she was sworn in as the country's first woman First Minister. Soon after her election, she appointed a cabinet boasting a 50/50 gender balance.
As head of the Scottish government, Sturgeon is responsible for her administration's policies and for promoting and representing Scotland both at home and overseas.
Sturgeon entered the Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for Glasgow in 1999. She is currently MSP for Glasgow Southside. Sturgeon served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing between 2007 and 2012, and then Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities until November 2014. Throughout this period she also served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland.
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