The case for zero economic growth
5 min readJul 1, 2019
Our obsession with growth is ruining the planet. There are better alternatives.
Notes from a deep green conservative.
What would happen if the world experienced a long period of deliberate zero economic growth?
It happened briefly after the Great Depression, although it wasn’t deliberate.
My grandfather, then an Australian public servant, began working a compulsory three day week.
He had enough time to build a family holiday cabin on the coast, and spent a lot of time…