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SUMMER SCHOOL 8: Productivity & Getting Lit

Planet Money

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Economic Growth Isn't All Good

Economic growth isn't all good. There is pollution, there are environmental consequences. But fundamentally, growth is about things getting faster, getting cheaper, getting more efficient. And as a result, it's about being able to work less or to buy other stuff that used to be just for the wealthy. Even today, there are still people who try to figure out how to make a better light bulb.

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