Founder of Midsummer Analytics to speak at FSU’s South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference
Robert Smith, founder of Midsummer Analytics and a senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, will speak at Florida State University on Thursday, Feb. 2, about avenues to replace gross domestic product (GDP) as the central measure of a country’s progress.
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