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If you follow the degrowth agenda, it leads to an economy that looks a lot like the sickly UK

  • Written by: Eoin McLaughlin, Professor in Economics, University College Cork

The degrowth movement has become very popular in recent years, particularly among younger people who appreciate its critique of the endless pursuit of economic expansion. The problem with growth, advocates argue, is that it implies the use of more and more resources and energy, as well as ever larger quantities of waste.

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