Can We Live Well Without Economic Growth? - Part 1

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🗓️ 11 June 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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As the UK and other countries around the world grapple with a bleak economic forecast and the creeping effects of climate change, the debate over economic growth and its role in our economies has come into sharp focus. In part one of this live event journalist Kamal Ahmed, was joined by three influential economists, Kate Raworth, Helen Thompson, and Bim Afolami to discuss if we can indeed have prosperity without growth. Part two and three of this event are available ad free, for subscribers now. And for our listeners who don’t subscribe part 2 will be available in our next episode. This conversation took place in May 2023 and is part of Intelligence Squared’s live debate partnership with the Southbank Centre. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2. And if you’d like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency . Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome to the Intelligence Grab Podcast. I'm producer Catherine Hughes.
1:04.0	Today we're bringing you part one of our live event with the South Bank Centre.
1:08.0	Can economic well-being exist independently of economic growth?
1:13.0	This event was hosted by journalist Kamal Ahmed, who was joined by three influential
1:17.6	economists, Kate Rayworth, Helen Thompson, and Bim Afalami.
1:22.0	Part two and three of this event are available ad-free for subscribers now.
1:27.0	And for our listeners who don't subscribe,
1:29.0	part two will be available on our next episode.
1:32.0	This event took place in May 2023 and as part of Intelligence Grads,
1:36.0	live debate partnership with the South Bank Centre.
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