Readers reply: how can the economy grow year on year without limit – and why is this desirable?
Readers reply: how can the economy grow year on year without limit – and why is this desirable? © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Busakorn Pongparnit/Getty Images © Photograph: Busakorn Pongparnit/Getty Images The only way is ... up? Richard Saunders, Dagenham Readers reply If one takes the definition of an economy as the one based on gross domestic product (GDP), it probably can’t and it certainly shouldn’t; the pursuit of perpetual growth is destroying our planet. Such a model takes no account of parenting, care for others, voluntary activities and general wellbeing. We nee...
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