The latest interviews, opinion pieces and blogs on initiatives taken to eradicate poverty beyond growth.
Economic growth will bring prosperity to all. This is the mantra that guides the decision-making of the vast majority of politicians, economists and even human rights bodies.
2 July 2024
The widely held belief that increasing economic growth will solve global poverty is wrong and leading the world down a dangerous path, the UN’s independent expert on poverty warned today.
2 July 2024
On today’s episode James Meadway is joined by Olivier De Schutter to discuss his new book The Poverty of Growth – a concise and well evidenced argument against the idea that economic growth is the route out of poverty.
24 May 2024
How can we continue to fund education, health, and welfare while considering the planet’s limitations? And what role will taxes and tax system reforms play in a growth-free future?
26 April 2024
How is it that, despite unprecedented economic growth both globally and nationally, so many people still live below the poverty line and can barely meet their basic needs?
14 February 2024
In an interview with RFI, Olivier De Schutter calls on governments to break free from the myth that creating more wealth is the answer to combatting global poverty.
19 October 2023
Olivier De Schutter, a specialist in poverty and social rights, argues that growth has become counterproductive. To confront the challenges ahead - both nationally and internationally - he believes the answer is obvious: we must stop seeking GDP growth, and we must even stop using it as a measure of economic well-being.
11 October 2023
Not only will growth fail to resolve inequalities or the multiple environmental crises—it will, on the contrary, only make them worse. This is what Olivier De Schutter demonstrates in his book.
18 September 2023
Legal scholar and expert on economic and social rights Olivier De Schutter issues a warning: growth will not resolve inequalities or the multiple environmental crises. On the contrary, it will only make them worse.
15 September 2023
