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After The Age Of Growth
The emergence of industrial capitalism created more wealth in two centuries than the rest of human history combined and is on track to end widespread poverty in the developing world. But growth is also damaging the planet, eroding our values & sewing social division. Join Yale professor Daniel Markovits as he argues for a new social imperative and outlines how we can organise life beyond growth, create new social goals and find meaning beyond the line going up on the graph.
Part 1: Growth: The Double-Edged Sword at the Heart of Civilisation
How has growth transformed humanity and how is it undermining us?
Part 2: The Post-Growth Society
What does a society look like without growth? Can we fill the moral void growth leaves behind?