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F**k the Patriarchy: Tim Jackson's Path to a "Care" Economy

May 29, 2025
Tim Jackson, an ecological economist and director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, boldly challenges capitalism's growth obsession. He advocates for a 'care economy' that prioritizes health and well-being over GDP. Jackson critiques the exploitative cycle of Big Food and Big Pharma, which profits from unhealthy products. He emphasizes redefining prosperity as health, explores public policy solutions for chronic diseases, and calls for a unifying political movement that harmonizes health with economics.
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INSIGHT

Prosperity Equals Health Not Wealth

  • Prosperity should be defined by health, not wealth accumulation or GDP growth.
  • Health is about balance and restoration, unlike wealth which is about endless accumulation.
INSIGHT

Food-Pharma Creates False Economy

  • The food-pharmaceutical complex generates economic growth while undermining public health.
  • Big Food creates addictive unhealthy products and Big Pharma profits from treating the symptoms, not the causes.
ADVICE

Individual Versus Systemic Health Action

  • Individuals can improve health by reconstructing diets to remove added sugars and increase nutrients.
  • Systemic change is necessary because the engineered food environment makes individual change very difficult.
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