There is an enduring truth that has shaped modern management for more than half a century: what gets measured gets managed.
The metrics an institution chooses to monitor gradually become the priorities around which decisions are made. Measurement does not merely record reality; over time, it helps create it.
The same principle applies, perhaps even more profoundly, to nations. Governments are driven by the indicators through which citizens evaluate their performance. The statistics that dominate public debate inevitably shape political priorities. For instance, when unemployment dominates political discourse, labour markets become central to policy. In every country, measurement quietly directs governance.
Yet there is a question we rarely stop to ask. Are we measuring the things that matter most?
At first glance, the answer appears obvious. Governments are scrutinised through an ever-expanding constellation of economic, social and institutional indicators. Gross Domestic Product measures the value of economic output. Inflation records
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