Challenging Economic Assumptions

Dr. Katherine Trebeck | A New Economic Ecosystem


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In this episode Gerry and Carmel talk with Dr. Katherine Trebeck, a political economist, writer and leading advocate for economic system change. Challenging the role of economic growth and GDP as a measure for success, Dr. Trebeck leads us to think about alternatives to our systems and what the driving purposes of government and economies should be.

 

Katherine is the co-founder of the ⁠Wellbeing Economy Alliance,⁠ a writer in residence at the University of Edinburgh, a strategic adviser to Australia's ⁠Centre for Policy Development ⁠and the co-author of a fantastic book ⁠"The Economics of Arrival: Ideas for a Grown Up

Economy."⁠

 

This podcast is supported by ⁠The University of Glasgow ⁠and the ⁠Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation. ⁠

 

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Challenging Economic AssumptionsBy Gerry McCartney and Carmel Williams