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Cornucopia - 05 Only growth can save the world

05 Only growth can save the world

Cornucopia

12/15/21 • 25 min

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We need rapid economic growth for a thriving humanity on a thriving planet. Proposals for degrowth are understandable but dangerous. The best solutions for human well-being and ecological health all require and create economic growth.

12/15/21 • 25 min

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Cornucopia - 05 Only growth can save the world

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Welcome to Cornucopia, the podcast where we examine what it means to live abundantly. My name is Karim Benammar. In this episode, I'd like to look at economic growth.

Only growth can save the world. Well, that's a bit of a hyperbolic statement - saving the world. But it's not ironic. I believe that we need high or rapid economic growth for thriving humanity on a thriving planet. Why would this statement be controversial? Well, 40 years ago, it wasn't. We believed in the idea of progress,

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