A compelling case that economic growth is a force for good and a blueprint for enrolling it in the fight against climate change
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Economic growth is currently wrecking the planet. To save the environment, will we have to shrink the economy? Might this even lead to a better society, especially in rich nations, helping us break free from a pointless obsession with material wealth that only benefits the few?
Alessio Terzi takes these legitimate questions as a starting point for a riveting journey into the socioeconomic, evolutionary, and cultural origins of our need for growth. It’s an imperative, he argues, that we abandon at our own risk.
This does not mean we have to choose between chaos and environmental destruction. Growth for Good presents a credible agenda to enrol capitalism in the fight against climate catastrophe. With the right policies and the help of engaged citizens, pioneering nations can set in motion a global decarbonization wave and in parallel create good jobs and a better, greener, healthier world.
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The Author
Alessio Terzi is an economist at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and a lecturer at Sciences Po (Lille).
Prior to this, he was an Affiliate Fellow at the economic think-tank Bruegel and a Fulbright Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School. Alessio carried out his studies at the London School of Economics, Bocconi University, the Hertie School, and Dartmouth College.
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