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429. Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal?

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The Downsid of a Constant Growth Strategy

The downsid of a constant growth strategy, hicklls says, is that it inevitably pushes up against what scientists call planetary boundaries. If we were to consume at the rates of the average person in high incumnations, we would be overshooting planetary boundaries by a factor of four or five. But only if aided by the sort of technology and innovation that is made possible by capitalism....

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