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Will Endless Economic Growth End Us?

End Growth, Save the Planet? CUSP-co investigator Peter Victor joined a TVO debate to help examine whether endless economic expansion is unsustainable. Hosted by Steve Paikin, co-discussants include Chris Ragan, director of McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy; Celine Bak, president of Analytica Advisors; Atif Kubursi, professor Emeritus of Economics at McMaster University; and Sarah Kaplan, director at U of T’s Institute for Gender and the Economy at Rotman School of Management.

THE AGENDA | Episode: Rewiring the World Economy | Aired: Feb 24, 2020

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