Nicola Sturgeon: Why governments should prioritize well-being
Nicola Sturgeon: Por que os governos devem priorizar o bem-estar
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,
na Cidade Velha de Edimburgo,
Scottish economist
mundialmente famoso
"The Wealth of Nations,"
"A Riqueza das Nações",
amongst many other things,
entre muitas outras coisas,
de ouro e prata.
production and commerce.
e do comércio do país.
descriptions of what we now know today
descrições do que hoje conhecemos
of production and commerce, GDP,
e comércio, o PIB,
is what Adam Smith would have intended --
a intenção de Adam Smith,
the most important measurement
como o indicador mais importante
is that it is time for that to change.
é que é hora de mudar isso.
as a country matters.
a grandeza de um país é importante.
because it drives political focus,
porque direciona o enfoque político
as a measurement of a country's success
como indicador de sucesso de um país
the output of all of our work,
de todo o nosso trabalho,
about the nature of that work,
da natureza desse trabalho,
is worthwhile or fulfilling.
on illegal drug consumption,
ao consumo de drogas ilegais,
even if that activity is hugely damaging
seja extremamente prejudicial
in the longer term.
de nosso planeta a longo prazo.
of the climate emergency,
para os desafios da emergência climática,
de uma definição muito mais ampla
for a much broader definition
as a country, as a society,
como país, como sociedade,
in establishing a new network
de fundar uma nova rede
Governments group,
and New Zealand, for obvious reasons.
somos chamados de países do SIN,
on the common good.
seja o bem comum.
is to challenge that focus
é desafiar o enfoque
economic growth matters --
o crescimento econômico importa,
at any or all cost.
a todo ou a qualquer custo.
of economic policy
implications of that in a moment.
políticas disso em um momento,
in the world we live in today,
no mundo em que vivemos hoje,
and fundamental questions.
profundas e fundamentais.
para nós em nossa vida?"
in the communities we live in?
nas comunidades em que vivemos?"
what kind of society,
in those questions,
nessas perguntas,
a much better chance
and disaffection from politics
e o descontentamento com a política,
for Scotland started back in 2007,
para a Escócia começou em 2007,
our National Performance Framework,
de National Performance Framework,
that we measure ourselves against.
pelos quais nos avaliamos.
are as varied as income inequality,
quanto a desigualdade de renda,
in GDP statistics,
nas estatísticas do PIB,
to a healthy and a happy society.
para uma sociedade saudável e feliz.
of our economic strategy,
de nossa estratégia econômica,
to tackling inequality
ao combate à desigualdade
com o trabalho justo,
is fulfilling and well-paid.
e bem-remunerado.
a Just Transition Commission
de fundar a Just Transition Commission
to a carbon zero economy.
para uma economia de zero carbono.
transformations of the past
econômicas do passado
there are more losers than winners.
haverá mais perdedores do que ganhadores.
of climate change and automation,
da mudança climática e da automação,
is, I think, significant,
na Escócia seja significativo,
com outros países.
from other countries.
our partner nations
nossas nações parceiras
to decide whether this is relevant or not,
que vocês decidam se é relevante ou não,
are currently led by women.
são governados atualmente por mulheres.
um ótimo trabalho.
publishing its first Wellbeing Budget,
publicou seu primeiro Wellbeing Budget,
childcare and paternity rights --
para igualdade de remuneração,
que pensamos imediatamente
creating a wealthy economy,
to a healthy economy
para uma economia saudável
and "The Wealth of Nations."
e "A Riqueza das Nações".
"The Theory of Moral Sentiments,"
"A Teoria dos Sentimentos Morais",
that the value of any government
de que o valor de qualquer governo
ao grau que torna o povo feliz.
its people happy.
focused on promoting well-being.
concentrados na promoção do bem-estar.
the birthplace of Adam Smith.
onde Adam Smith nasceu.
with growing divides and inequalities,
com crescentes divisões e desigualdades,
to those questions
as respostas para essas questões
not just wealth, at its very heart.
em sua própria essência.
sunny capital city ...
na linda e ensolarada capital...
in the Enlightenment,
ao Iluminismo,
into the industrial age,
à era industrial,
is helping to lead the world
a levar o mundo à era do baixo carbono.
that Scotland will also be the country
que a Escócia também seja o país
and governments across the world
de países e governos em todo o mundo
of everything that we do.
de tudo o que fazemos.
to the next generation
que virão depois de nós.
from the country of the Enlightenment,
no país do Iluminismo,
a better, healthier, fairer
mais saudável, mais justa
happier world as well.
mais justo e também mais 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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