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Episode Synopsis
In recent times the Morrison Government's credentials for managing the economy have come into question with the slowing of its growth. This program looks at how we measure economic growth and what it means. Is continual economic growth even possible or desirable? And who and what are the winners and losers of all that presumed growth...?Refs:Raworth, K. Doughnut economics: Seven ways to think like a 21st century economist. London: Cornerstone.Stiglitz, J.E. (2019) People, power and profits: Progressive capitalism for an age of discontent. UK: Allen Lane.Social and Solidarity Economy Is There a New Economy in the Making? Peter Utting, Nadine van Dijk and Marie-Adélaïde Matheïfile:///G:/various%20materials/UNRISD_Occasional_Paper_Social_and_Solid.pdf
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