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Junaid B. Jahangir, Associate Professor, Economics, MacEwan University

Islamic economics has questioned endless growth for centuries. What can it teach us today?

As climate change and widening inequality intensify, economists are increasingly questioning whether endless economic growth is compatible with a healthy society and a finite planet.

The degrowth movement has put this question at the centre of public debate. Advocates such as anthropologist Jason Hickel argue that we need to move away from the pursuit of ever-increasing production and consumption and towards meeting human needs within ecological limits.

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