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Alberto Cottica<p>I read the Draghi report so you don't have to. The upshot: bold in policy proposals, but most of the high-level analysis is based on GDP being a reliable indicator of human well-being. Since it is not, there is a GIGO problem. </p><p><a href="http://www.cottica.net/2024/10/15/the-draghi-report-vs-new-economic-thinking/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cottica.net/2024/10/15/the-dra</span><span class="invisible">ghi-report-vs-new-economic-thinking/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MarioDraghi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarioDraghi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/EUCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUCommission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/gdp_obsession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gdp_obsession</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewEconomicThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewEconomicThinking</span></a></p>
Mark Burton<p>In this longish piece I explore the reasons behind Labour's growth obsession, its strong desire to build.<br>I look at the problems with such an approach and sketch elements of an alternative.<br><a href="https://steadystatemanchester.net/2024/07/18/build-build-build-for-growth-growth-growth/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steadystatemanchester.net/2024</span><span class="invisible">/07/18/build-build-build-for-growth-growth-growth/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/planning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planning</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GDP_Obsession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDP_Obsession</span></a></p>