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Apr 2024
53m 15s

Should we be going for growth?

NEW ECONOMICS FOUNDATION
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Britain’s favourite broadcaster David Attenborough once said: “Anyone who thinks you can have infinite growth in a finite environment is either a madman - or an economist.” But our political leaders don’t seem to agree. Both our major political parties have made growing the economy a key metric for their success in government. So what is economic growth? H ... Show More
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