Summer School 8: Big ideas and life lessons from Marx, Keynes and Smith and more
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Contrasting Progress: A 50-Year Reflection on Global Changes
This chapter examines a hypothetical '50-year newspaper' that highlights both alarming environmental challenges and significant human achievements from 1968 to 2018. It juxtaposes increases in carbon emissions and biodiversity loss with reductions in global poverty and child mortality, showcasing the complexities of progress in the modern world.
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