Josh Farley explains the concepts and implications of money as debt, GDP as a measure of the economy, and economic degrowth in this video interview recorded at the Montreal Degrowth Conference.
Rethinking Economic Growth
By Justin Ritchie, originally published by The Extraenvironmentalist
May 26, 2012
Justin Ritchie
Justin is in Vancouver, BC where he reads books, researches energy, carbon and financial systems at the University of British Columbia Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability while occasionally walking in the forest.
Tags: Consumption & Demand
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