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Global Business: Growing Pains

30/11/2010

Growing Pains

BBC World Service - Global Business, Growing Pains

Peter Day wonders if our reliance on growth is a delusion.

Is growth really the way to tackle the problems of a finite world?  Peter Day reports.

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 a snare and a delusion.

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