Sustainable Growth: Taking planetary boundaries seriously; have we seen the end of economic growth?
Lord Robert Skidelsky, Kate Raworth and Tim Congdon
Figures of GDP growth flash across our headlines, and we know that the more growth, the better: it means we’re all getting richer. Neither the Tories, Labour nor the Lib Dems question its central place amongst our economic aspirations. But in this fragile world of finite resources, can our planet sustain endless economic growth? And if not growth, what should we be aiming for?
The Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism is delighted to host Lord Robert Skidelsky, Kate Raworth and Professor Tim Congdon, who will be discussing these issues in an open panel discussion.
Lord Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy and Warwick, and a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords. He has written a book with his son, Edward, entitled How Much is Enough, in which they argue that ‘for the affluent world, growth is no longer a sensible policy’. Growth should only be a means to the good life – not an end in itself.
Kate Raworth is Senior Visiting Research Associate at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. She has developed the concept of Doughnut Economics – a way of conceptualising the challenge of living within planetary boundaries, whilst providing everyone with the resources they need to meet their human rights.
Tim Congdon is founder and Chief Executive Officer of International Monetary Research Ltd, an economic consultancy. Prior to this he has worked as an adviser on economic policy to the Major government. He has been visiting professor at the Cardiff Business School and the City University Business School, and was a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics between 2005 and 2007.
The Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism is delighted to host Lord Robert Skidelsky, Kate Raworth and Professor Tim Congdon, who will be discussing these issues in an open panel discussion.
Lord Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy and Warwick, and a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords. He has written a book with his son, Edward, entitled How Much is Enough, in which they argue that ‘for the affluent world, growth is no longer a sensible policy’. Growth should only be a means to the good life – not an end in itself.
Kate Raworth is Senior Visiting Research Associate at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. She has developed the concept of Doughnut Economics – a way of conceptualising the challenge of living within planetary boundaries, whilst providing everyone with the resources they need to meet their human rights.
Tim Congdon is founder and Chief Executive Officer of International Monetary Research Ltd, an economic consultancy. Prior to this he has worked as an adviser on economic policy to the Major government. He has been visiting professor at the Cardiff Business School and the City University Business School, and was a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics between 2005 and 2007.
