Equality, prosperity and growth: where do we stand?
Tim Jackson and Kate Pickett talk about economic and ecological inequality, facilitated by Susan Seymour
March 2010
Tim Jackson’s Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a finite planet argues that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are collapsing under the impact of rising consumption and that we must devise a path to prosperity that doesn’t rely on continued economic growth.
In The Spirit Level: Why more equal societies almost always do better Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett present evidence showing that it’s not just the poor who suffer from inequality, but the whole of society.
Presentation papers
Tim Jackson's electronic presentation [PowerPoint show: 2.61 Mb - new window]
Kate Pickett's electronic presenation is currently unavailable.
Presentation recordings
- Introduction by Susan Seymour [MP3 - 5 MB]
- Kate Pickett - part one [MP3 - 7 MB]
- Kate Pickett - part two [MP3 - 9 MB]
- Kate Pickett - part three [MP3 - 3 MB]
- Tim Jackson - part one [MP3 - 9 MB]
- Tim Jackson - part two [MP3 - 8.5 MB]
- Tim Jackson - part three [MP3 - 8.4 MB]
- Questions - part one [MP3 - 9 MB]
- Questions - part two [MP3 - 9 MB]
- Questions - part three [MP3 - 5 MB]
This event is following on from 2009’s Zero Growth Economy events hosted by QPSW and Woodbrooke.
