Does the Economy Really Need to Keep Growing Quite So Much?

Most things don't grow forever. If a person grew at the same rate for his whole life, he'd become gigantic and perhaps perish (or else rule the world). Yet most economists are united around the idea that the economy needs to grow, always. And at a high rate, for the good of the country and its people. As the thinking goes, growth of gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the goods and services produced in an economy every year is essential to a country's stability and prosperity. It is growth that is responsible for each generation being better off than its parents' generation,......(read more)

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