Alternative Nobel

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  Greta Thunberg Bookies' Favourite For Nobel Peace Prize, Experts Divided

  Bookmakers seem confident that Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is a shoo-in for the Nobel Peace Prize to be announced this week, but some experts are more cautious.

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  Greta Thunberg Wins Swedish Award, Often Called "Alternative Nobel"

  Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday won the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the "alternative Nobel Prize", the jury for the Swedish human rights prize said.

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  In Protest Against Nobel Prize Scandal, Intellectuals Seek Alternative

  More than 100 Swedish intellectuals have joined forces to form a new prize-giving body in protest after the Swedish Academy, which selects Nobel laureates, was plunged into crisis over its long-standing ties to a man accused of assaulting several women.

• Edward Snowden Honoured with 'Alternative Nobel'

  Edward Snowden has been selected among the winners of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for his disclosures of top secret surveillance programs.

• GDP not adequate measure of progress: Stiglitz

  Stating the gross domestic product (GDP) is not an adequate measure of human well being and progress, Nobel Laureate and professor of Economics Joseph E Stiglitz today said there is a need to develop alternative and more comprehensive measures to gauge progress.