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Growing Pains
In the middle of a recession economic, growth is always considered the great panacea. But Peter Day wonders whether this is really the way to tackle the problems of a finite world.
In the middle of a recession renewed economic growth is always considered the great panacea that will get us out of the mess we are in. However, is this really the way to tackle the problems of a finite world? Peter Day wonders if our reliance on growth is not a snare and a delusion.
Producer: Sandra Kanthal.
Last on
Sun 28 Nov 2010
21:30
BBC Radio 4