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Rethinking Economic Well-being and Sustainability
The speakers discuss the limitations of current measures of well-being and GDP, emphasizing the importance of considering natural capital and sustainability. They highlight the need for a shift towards inclusive wealth and assets, and propose modified versions of universal basic income to ensure broad access to essential services and infrastructure. The chapter also addresses the consequences of neglecting these issues and the challenge of shifting the political mindset towards long-term sustainability.