SUSTAINABLE GROWTH:
AN OXYMORON?
4pm Sat 21 May / Auditorium 1 State Library at Ideas Festival
The well-being of nations and their people
is almost invariably judged by the rate of
economic growth. Such growth depends
on increasing the consumption of goods
and services and as such government
policy is often driven by a belief that
higher growth rates and greater affluence
are conducive to happiness. Former
West Australian Premier and Federal
Minister Carmen Lawrence explores the
intersection between population growth
wealth and happiness as she examines
the psychological consequences that may
arise from our increasing consumption.
