The GNW / GNH index is a global development measurement framework published in 2005 by the International Institute of Management in the United States.
[10] The GNW Index paper proposed the first GNH Index as a solution to help with the implementation of the GHN philosophy and was designed to transform the first generation abstract subjective political mission statement into a second generation implementation holistic (objective and subjective) concept and by treating happiness as a socioeconomic development metric that would provide an alternative to the traditional GDP indicator, the new metric would integrate subjective and objective socioeconomic development policy framework and measurement indicators.
[11][12] In 2006, a policy white paper providing recommendations for implementing the GNW Index metric was published by the International Institute of Management.
The paper is widely referenced by academic and policy maker citing the GNW / GNH index as a potential model for local socioeconomic development and measurement.
[13] The GNW Index is a secular econometric model that tracks 7 subjective and objective development areas with no religious measurement components.