“The goal of increasing GDP growth should not be allowed to trump all the social and environmental goals we can all agree on.”—CUSP director @ProfTimJackson at #EUBEF19 H/T @ecfin cc #postgrowth #postgrowthchallenge #degrowth #wellbeingeocnomy #EU pic.twitter.com/onATif9e4W
— CUSP (@CUSP_uk) June 20, 2019
“GDP is a good measure for the busyness of the #economy—but it’s not a measure of social progress.” @ProfTimJackson in fierce debate at #EUBEF19. Full video at >> https://t.co/fX8mtTmzrF cc #beyondgdp #wellbeingeconomy pic.twitter.com/T0QXr8BUZh
— CUSP (@CUSP_uk) June 21, 2019
“The EU, national governments (and ourselves really) should focus on the things we want: sustainability & wellbeing. We need to ask ourselves: do we have the right instruments and policies?—in particular on the fiscal and monetary levels.”—@ProfTimJackson at #EUBEF19 H/T @ECFIN pic.twitter.com/4h4shczEey
— CUSP (@CUSP_uk) June 21, 2019