Nicola Sturgeon: Why governments should prioritize well-being
尼古拉·斯特金: 政府为何要将大众福利放在首位
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,
爱丁堡的老城区里,
Scottish economist
"The Wealth of Nations,"
amongst many other things,
production and commerce.
descriptions of what we now know today
of production and commerce, GDP,
is what Adam Smith would have intended --
the most important measurement
is that it is time for that to change.
as a country matters.
我们选择衡量什么很重要。
because it drives political focus,
as a measurement of a country's success
一个国家成功的衡量标准,
the output of all of our work,
about the nature of that work,
is worthwhile or fulfilling.
on illegal drug consumption,
even if that activity is hugely damaging
in the longer term.
of the climate emergency,
for a much broader definition
as a country, as a society,
in establishing a new network
率先建立了一个
Governments group,
and New Zealand, for obvious reasons.
原因显而易见。
on the common good.
is to challenge that focus
economic growth matters --
at any or all cost.
单纯追求 GDP 的增长。
of economic policy
implications of that in a moment.
in the world we live in today,
在我们今天生活的世界中,
and fundamental questions.
in the communities we live in?
what kind of society,
in those questions,
a much better chance
and disaffection from politics
for Scotland started back in 2007,
在政策方面就开始调整,
our National Performance Framework,
所谓的国家绩效框架,
that we measure ourselves against.
are as varied as income inequality,
in GDP statistics,
to a healthy and a happy society.
of our economic strategy,
是我们经济战略的核心,
to tackling inequality
is fulfilling and well-paid.
a Just Transition Commission
to a carbon zero economy.
transformations of the past
there are more losers than winners.
那么失败者就会比赢家更多。
of climate change and automation,
is, I think, significant,
所做的工作很重要,
from other countries.
要向其他国家学习。
our partner nations
to decide whether this is relevant or not,
来决定这是否相关,
are currently led by women.
publishing its first Wellbeing Budget,
第一份福利预算案,
childcare and paternity rights --
和养育权利方面处于领先地位——
creating a wealthy economy,
to a healthy economy
and "The Wealth of Nations."
和《国富论》开始演讲的,
"The Theory of Moral Sentiments,"
亚当·斯密的早期的作品
that the value of any government
its people happy.
致力于促进福祉的国家来说,
focused on promoting well-being.
the birthplace of Adam Smith.
苏格兰也没有。
with growing divides and inequalities,
to those questions
not just wealth, at its very heart.
sunny capital city ...
阳光明媚的首都……
in the Enlightenment,
into the industrial age,
is helping to lead the world
that Scotland will also be the country
and governments across the world
和政府将关注点
of everything that we do.
to the next generation
我们也应当这么做,
from the country of the Enlightenment,
由启蒙运动的国家带领,
a better, healthier, fairer
happier world as well.
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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