Has economic growth reached its limit?
1. The Limits of Economic Growth
This image contrasts traditional economic growth, which often drives pollution and resource extraction, with emerging concepts such as wellbeing economics, doughnut economics, and degrowth. These alternatives focus on sustainability within planetary limits.
2. Wellbeing vs. GDP
This visual demonstrates that beyond a certain point, increases in GDP do not correlate with improvements in wellbeing, suggesting the need for alternative measures of societal progress.
3. The Case for Slower Growth
This section explores how structural changes in the economy can lead to slower growth, which may have positive implications for environmental sustainability.
4. Policies for a Post-Growth Economy
This image outlines various policies that can facilitate a transition to a post-growth economy, focusing on social equity and environmental sustainability.
5. Breaking the Growth Dependency
This final section discusses strategies to reduce dependency on economic growth by reallocating resources to areas that promote long-term societal well-being.
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