Video / June 23 2020
Jason Hickel: Economic Growth Is Killing Us
Opening remarks at Doha Debates’ Capitalism debate by Jason Hickel.
Jason Hickel sees continued economic growth as a path to our downfall, pointing to ecological degradation and climate breakdown. The solution, he argues, lies in a post-capitalist economic system that focuses on scaling back industrial production and energy use instead of mindless, exponential growth. Jason is an anthropologist and author focusing on global inequality.
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