2025-05-25
56 分钟Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
I'm producer Mia Sorrenti.
Is prosperity possible without growth?
And in an age of environmental crises and rising inequality,
is our obsession with economic expansion doing more harm than good?
On the podcast today,
renowned economist Professor Tim Jackson challenges the very foundations of our economic thinking.
In his groundbreaking book, Prosperity Without Growth,
Jackson argued that relentless pursuit of GDP not only fails to deliver human well-being,
it actively damages both society and the planet.
Now in his latest book, The Care Economy, Jackson issues a powerful warning.
Affixation on growth has come at the cost of the most vital parts of our lives.
Care, health and human connection.
In a world that undervalues care work and prioritizes profit over people,
what would it take to build an economy centered on well-being instead of wealth?
Jackson sat down with broadcaster Carl Miller to explore the future of prosperity and why reimagining our values might just be the most important economic decision we face.
Let's join Carl now with more.
Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to This Intelligence Square today with me, Carl Miller.
I'm delighted to introduce our guest, Tim Jackson.
So Tim is the Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey and is the author of the incredibly influential book,