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Article: Victor vs Growth.
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- Alternatives Journal
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- December 15, 2009
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Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster, Peter Victor, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2008, 260 pages.
In his newest book, Managing Without Growth, York University professor Peter Victor makes a convincing case that rich nations, such as Canada, can abandon economic growth as a national goal without compromising their citizens' happiness. He also suggests that helping developing nations approach the Western world's standard of living would provide a better and safer future.
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