(Photo Credit: Crispina Kemp) The obsession towards growth was not restricted to just throwing money at real estate. While gargantuan structures enthusiastically competed with each other in reaching out to the stars, a multitude of squat, drab and horizontal complexes layered with state-of-the-art security were built in double quick time. A panoply of skyscrapers was … Continue reading The Intact & The Broken
Day: January 4, 2019
The Growth Delusion – David Pilling
Ever since Simon Kuznets invented the Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”), this metric has become the Holy Grail in both economic and political lore. The economic health as well as hopelessness of nations are inextricably pegged to this number as are political aspirations and collective personal ambitions. In an era where growth represents the sine qua … Continue reading The Growth Delusion – David Pilling