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- Degrowth: whats behind this economic theory and why it matters today
Degrowth is a radical theory which broadly means shrinking rather than growing economies, in order to use less of the world’s resources But is it workable?
- Heres why growth means different things to different people
Experts at the World Economic Forum's Growth Summit 2023 outline what growth is and why it stands for different things in different parts of the world
- Uncertainty is impacting the global economy. How is it measured . . .
Uncertainty has become a defining characteristic of the global economy But how exactly is a concept like uncertainty measured in economic data and analyses?
- The complexities of overtourism and how we can overcome it | World . . .
Tourism degrowth has long been posited as a remedy to overtourism While simply cutting back on tourist numbers seems like a logical response, whether the economic trade-offs of fewer tourists will be tolerated is another thing altogether
- Ukraine and economics: Adam Tooze on the big issues at Davos
Ukraine, inflation and pandemics are among the issues that will dominate conversations at the Davos meeting in May, according to historian and economics expert Adam Tooze
- Heres how to get global growth back on the right track | World . . .
This negligence has also given rise to the notion in some corners that “degrowth” is a better aim for economic policy in light of growth’s historical carbon intensity and environmental degradation To address the challenges of the time, higher growth rates must be considered a tool, not a target, for economic policy-makers
- Why digitalization is our best shot at saving the planet
The degrowth movement, for example, states that successful climate action requires deprioritizing economic growth This would lead to reductions, for sure – reductions in living standards, healthcare provision and people’s ability to earn a wage
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution, by Klaus Schwab
Previous industrial revolutions liberated humankind from animal power, made mass production possible and brought digital capabilities to billions of people This Fourth Industrial Revolution is, however, fundamentally different It is characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, impacting all disciplines, economies and industries
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