'We need a new paradigm': Can the world ditch 'directionless' growth for a fairer, net zero economy?

Michael Holder
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The book warns that directionless economic growth is destroying societies and the planet | Credit: iStock
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The book warns that directionless economic growth is destroying societies and the planet | Credit: iStock

A 'giant leap' in economic thinking is needed to stave off climate and societal catastrophe, according to a group of leading experts

Left unchecked, rising inequality and poverty will lead to worsening social and geopolitical tensions, creating vastly more dysfunctional societies and volatile economies that make it far more difficult...

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