DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025
Indicator: National Welfare Index
… into account distribution of income and does not incorporate voluntary work and housework. Furthermore, it does not include costs through damage to the environment. … decreases in natural capital. So-called defensive expenses to combat crime, drug use or the subsequent costs of traffic accidents or natural disasters even tend to … voluntary work and housework for positive categories. The NWI has been increasingly used by the German Federal States. Assessing the development The development of the …