The case for zero economic growth

P. K. Denton
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…

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P. K. Denton

Author, journalist and mentor. I call myself a deep green conservative.