A Growing Problem - Can We Keep Expanding The Economy?
The Why? CurveApril 18, 2024
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A Growing Problem - Can We Keep Expanding The Economy?

Growth in our economy - that’s what politicians tell us we need. But do we? And what sort of growth? And won’t that just hurt the planet even further? Is expanding GDP the only way to keep us all happy and comfortable? Daniel Susskind, Professor of Economics at King’s College, London, gives Phil and Roger his view - that growth IS necessary, but the sort of growth that recognises more than just economic priorities 

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