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Page last updated at 08:34 GMT, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 09:34 UK

What is 'social progress'?

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The latest GDP figures are published this morning. Also, the think tank the Legatum Institute draws up what it calls the "prosperity index", which tries to measure not just performance but our feelings about ourselves.

Home affairs editor Mark Easton explains the role of the index.

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