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Limits to growth: policies to steer the economy away from disaster

Author:
Samuel Alexander

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Year of publication:
2016

Publishers:
theconversation.com

Language:
English

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From the text: . . . Others have shown why limitless growth is a recipe for disaster. I’ve argued that living in a degrowth economy would actually increase well-being, both socially and environmentally. But what would it take to get there?
In a new paper published by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, I look at government policies that could facilitate a planned transition beyond growth – and I reflect on the huge obstacles lying in the way. . . .

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