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Poking the purpose of paradigms: What might an economy be for, anyway

Maja Göpel, PRESENTATION to the 3rd New Economic Paradigm Workshop.

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FORUM NEW ECONOMY

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1. NOVEMBER 2019

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1 MIN

To shift from extractive to sustainable capitalism, argues Göpel, we need to be more ore transparent about the current costs and risks of economic activity, and to develop new understandings of ‘growth’, ‘competitiveness’ and ‘value.’ 

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