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Sustainable Economy or Economic Growth – part two
Various surveys suggest that while economic growth has more than tripled in countries like the UK and U.S. since 1950, data regarding life satisfaction reveal that people have not become any happier. Happiness and life satisfaction apparently increase with income, … Continue reading
Sustainable Economy or Economic Growth – part one
Reading through the Scottish Liberal Democrats manifesto I came across the “green” section. The intro sounded OK referring to ‘a sustainable economy’. I turned over the page and started to read the Climate Change Action Plan’. In the second paragraph … Continue reading
Is economic growth (GDP) on its way out?
Growth is measured by an increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is what drives government policies around the world. Growth equals prosperity and jobs. There is this myth around that the economy can grow for ever. This myth has grown … Continue reading
