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Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429 Update)

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The Importance of GDP Growth in High Income Countries

Hickel: I've long believed that GDP growth is really essential for an economy to function. Hickel has also come to think that GDP is a flawed indicator of a country's well-being. He says we can achieve the heights of human flourishing and even improve the lives of people in high income nations without more GDP growth whatsoever.

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