{"content":[{"text":"Indicators: Social, Economic, and Environmental","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.061,"width":0.41280300000000003,"height":0.020985000000000004}},{"text":"The list of indicators presented below fall within the interconnected circles of environment, \n economy, and society. Conventional economic indicators like GDP and consumption are \n important, but they tell only part of the story. Supplementing economic indicators of \n material prosperity with social and environmental indicators gives a fuller picture of well- \n being. GDP was always intended to be an important, but not singular indicator of \n wellbeing: \n  GDP does not take into account unpaid human efforts or contributions, such as \n childcare or volunteer work, essential as they may be. \n  It was not designed to measure any impact on asset stocks such as \n environmental resources. \n  It does not consider whether economic activity is the direct result of negative \n factors such as increased pollution, debt, crime, accidents or health problems.","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.095434,"width":0.716843,"height":0.215061}},{"text":"Data on the environment, including natural resources, is collected by a number of separate \n entities for very different purposes. Government will continue to develop broader \n indicators of environmental and social well-being.","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.325169,"width":0.708016,"height":0.05506100000000003}},{"text":"Understanding the Indicators of Prosperity","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.395306,"width":0.361395,"height":0.020984999999999976}},{"text":"Nova Scotia’s individual progress - These indicators provide a snapshot of the Nova \n Scotia economy in the Canadian context. The indicators are chosen to be used together, to \n give context to the many economic forces at work, including the development of the social \n and environmental aspects of the Nova Scotia economy. Considering the close-linked \n nature of social, environmental, and economic sustainability","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.429715,"width":0.71153,"height":0.08990899999999996}},{"text":"Linking results to programs and strategies (strategic planning) - Indicators of success \n are chosen to measure the degree to which outcomes are achieved. Headline indicators \n provide broad benchmark data which can be used to judge the well-being of the Nova \n Scotia economy, and in reference to its place in Canada.","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.534285,"width":0.703986,"height":0.07248500000000002}},{"text":"Economic growth and other strategies can make use of similar high-level indicators and \n benchmarks from which to measure success.","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.621407,"width":0.688339,"height":0.037636}},{"text":"Understanding the dynamics that influence indicators - At times, it may be difficult to \n understand trends and underlying causes that drive the results we see. In addition to local \n economic conditions, external forces influence Nova Scotia’s economy and environment \n (as well as those in other Provinces). However, the structure of Provincial economies \n evolves slowly in response to the complex interaction of both internal and external \n influences. Comparisons between Nova Scotia and other Provinces must acknowledge the \n varying degrees of sensitivity to global conditions and the relative speed with which \n economies adapt to new market realities. These indicators provide a starting point from \n which we can ask, “why is this happening?”, or “what other factors are at work here?”","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.673679,"width":0.710817,"height":0.159644}},{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.849216,"top":0.934924,"width":0.009804000000000035,"height":0.020212000000000008}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}