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Economic Growth - can we ever have enough?

Published: Nov. 7, 2022, 9 p.m.

As the twin storms of economic turmoil and worsening climate change grip the UK and many other countries around the world, Analysis examines the future of economic growth. Does it offer a route out of economic malaise, or have its benefits reached a ceiling for developed countries? And can further growth be environmentally justified, or do we urgently need to halt - or even reverse - growth to limit the effects of climate change? Can so-called \u201cdegrowth\u201d ever be possible?

Edward Stourton talks to economists and thinkers from around the world to appraise whether there\u2019s still a central role for growth in the 21st century.

Presenter: Edward Stourton\nProducer: Nathan Gower\nEditor: Clare Fordham\nProgramme Coordinators: Maria Ogundele and Helena Warwick-Cross\nSound Engineer: Neva Missirian