Tim Jackson on Post-Growth Economics

In this episode, Ramanan speaks with Tim Jackson, an ecological economist and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) at University of Surrey. They discuss the battle between efficiency and scale, investing for prosperity, and the relationship between hope and action. The full transcript is available above. This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Highlights

[00:00:14] Introduction

[00:01:38] Life and Career Path

[00:11:53] Capitalism in a Post-Growth World

[00:20:36] Problems and Opportunities of Our Time

[00:24:19] Optimism about Degrowth

[00:29:27] Action Steps

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