pretty sure it's the same think it was worth it for me to come to germany. and i got my license to work as a swimming instructor. and i wanted to children not to dance to swim fast. what's your story take part share it on in full migrants dot net. growth is a key factor for prosperity in any society that's basic economics but in the face of rising concern about our natural environment and the effects of climate change more able people are asking could it be that less growth is actually molts or can

we achieve growth that is actually good for the planet and how those are the questions we are asking today on maids and some of the answers might surprise you. in the wake of the friday's full future movement it's not only schoolchildren protesting against climate change around the world in germany they have now been joined by business people a group of 4000 startup founders is calling for a new approach to industry and production they call themselves entrepreneurs for future so let's listen. beyond the name and i think our businesses are always used as an excuse that they can't or won't change and you mustn't harm the economy the way here is entrepreneurs to say that we're ready to take action to protect our climate. which they can through the north for short haul flights or something only insect

should be taking we have a policy both in our private lives and in the company that we won't take a plane for any trip under a 1000 kilometers. good thing we need to change our system and work with politicians to define a new game plan to put it to. give the right leader here to say that economic growth isn't everything we can't work without an intact planet. we need a circular economy where we treat the earth's resources in a sustainable fashion. you . must production and minotaurs ation of household appliances and electronics have made them cheaper for all of us but that's also how the side

effect that repairing stand is appliances like baking cleaners mixes or kettles is an economical and in many cases even possible the result mountains of electronic waste full of rare and toxic chemicals to make matters worse many manufacturers actually design electronics to wear out their constructed in such a way that they must function after a certain amount of time so consumers have to buy a new one that's been bothering my colleagues christian koala for a long time and so he's joined a radical new movement. how can anything be speakers without breaking the bank i don't think you can. we're buying more and more stuff that's less and less durable for example goods are

the fastest growing type of waste in the war and the result. more and more. when you look into the container you see is a really old laundry machine. which i. consume so much energy makes sense to have with and if you can so. many things could be repaired like my laptop. but i would like to repair my poor left ok bill or not so long actually it is not good this be

a 1st print from our kids. ok but the problem is magazines using laura bush using some special kind of screws ok . my name is over lowry and i'm co-founder of the race for project the 1st prime field of examples of designs that limits consumers ability to repair and reuse a problem. like batteries that cannot be removed or products will be glued rather than screw. you you're. screwed a group that's a good one it's a problem of this sign anything a deliberate choice of the money doctress me. why. there is this theoretical understanding the product will fail that they are your legal warranty expires the american. came up with planned obsolescence way back in

1902 he thought it would be a good way to boost the economy because he would force customers to buy more products. is incredibly flawed because what we're seeing is the type of in the base that actually does not put. your people on the set. but whether we like it or not the products we buy aren't built for the ages. become obsolete way. that. customers are angry about that used to. divide. this thing. that's been the source of my worst experience because they won't support this new.

awareness of the problem is growing both in the u.s. and europe. caught up with the small team of 3 young. starting at goodison father writes i'm retired last year but we collected more than 100000 tickets in 3 months. this movement want. to repair. the 5 so that they're easy to take apart the road is long but the movement is getting stronger. confident that we're going to when everyone is. right. everyone in the street what they think about the product that they want to retire and i think no one wants products that are taken

for you we've done it for laughs think we can change that for the future of electronic. data and they can i mean you still. owe all of that now let's think that's true if you can repair your stuff at a reasonable cost you don't need to buy new stuff with practice becomes widespread which is used to be in case you're too young to remember the growth model that our economies relies upon will certainly take a hit well that idea appeals to you you aren't alone supporters of the de growth movement are calling for all of us to cut down on consumption for the sake of the planet and to our own wellbeing. more growth more production more consumption that seems to be they've usually recipe for boosting

prosperity and that in turn means using more resources which is less good for the environment we're now using up natural resources an estimated 1.75 times faster than the planet can replenish them. critics of unbridled economic growth a calling for a stop to that growth is an international association of academics who want a global slowdown in order to save the planet growth wants us to be content with less to cut consumption the group does see the need for some people to have a car for example but if you do buy one then make it a small and preferably used model a key element of g. growth approach is what's being called the repair revolution where consumer items are red head and not discarded and replaced the idea would also require industry to manufacture products that last longer in this way industrial production which shrink and sharing is also crucial 3 neighbors alternately using the same general

means fewer resources consumed finally the more just society imagined by d. growth would have a government guaranteed minimum and maximum wage to ensure a fairer distribution of wealth critics say the model would mean job losses and a low economic output would also make inexpensive modern health care system an affordable for industrial nations the growth system has also been called unsuitable for developing nations which need to prosper the movements on global redistribution d. growth a radical alternative to the belief in unfettered growth. how much longer can grow continue the fact that our resources are finite opinions are divided of course we called on 2 opposing experts to discuss growth and its limits tim jackson an economist from the university of sorry and andrew bose of words of

the pimco investment. an economy needs to grow or does it to exploit 2 opinions the idea of grace for ever on a finite i just doesn't make sense. the more growth you have the better it is for employment. we might have to be careful about what we wish here in terms of 0 growth. what's more in perspective career path and that sort of world am i going to have to wade into the older people in my company retired before i get a promotion it's going to mean very slow progress in increasing my income there are other real opportunities i would argue in moving towards a different kind of economy and one of those opportunities is in the nature the quality and the quantity of work that could be available to people low employment

would be one of the consequences of a deep growth. for a slower economy with more services for example more healthcare more education more social care more jobs that require human input and human labor you could find yourself in a position. labor shortages rather than unemployment. as you move away from a growth based economy. it could mean more jobs it could mean fewer you can say but what we do know is that the concept of economic growth is only challenged in affluent countries. i think it's a 1st world problem we have the luxury of having that problem because our living standards are high in parts of the world where we're living standards are lower or you live in poverty you might have a completely different perspective on that growth is one of the ways of getting

people out of poverty the data is very very clear if you raise the incomes of the poorest across the world from nothing to around about 10 or 15000 dollars you have extraordinary improvements in quality of life but that doesn't really let the growth based economy off the hook in countries where actually an increasing grace has led in some cases to a decline in well being where an increase in greece has led to rising inequality. the standard indication of economic growth is g.d.p. among that you measure of the market value of all of the final goods and services a country produces. that measure or is has a quite a few faults it doesn't properly capture the well being of society so we think of examples such as mental health or the distribution of that income this this

g.d.p. gross domestic product concept doesn't capture those things as well it's not as it turns out even a measure of. the stability of the economy that year just before the financial crash in 2007 was one of the best years for the g.d.p. so we're not sure we're using the right metric our experts agree on that they also agree that the state needs to set boundaries for the economy government has a very clear role to play in setting the conditions under which businesses operate has a very clear role to play in putting in place protections around the climate for example it has a responsibility to ensure that the society that we live in. protects the interests of everyone and not just the privileged few markets can help but they also need guidance as well founders need to be see it because of no boundaries you

end up with outcomes that are from a from a well being perspective sub optimal. taking a skeptical view of growth it's all well and good but in truth it's something off a theoretical debate because over here in the west we've heard in the reports growth is limited anyway meanwhile many parts of asia and africa are growing at rates of up to 6 percent that's of course generates a lot of c o 2 as a byproduct of additional power generation transportation and a growing middle class need energy because for no growth from well meaning environmentalists understandably falls on deaf ears in many parts of africa job growth for decades many say no give us. the kenyan capital nairobi has a population of around 4 and a half 1000000 that's not large by global standards but it is one of the world's fastest growing cities shopping centers are springing up all over reflecting the

rising wealth of the middle class. the economy of the city is expected to grow by 6 percent this year. economists at the think tank interregional economic network are calling for more trade between african countries they're skeptical about the criticism of growth expressed by environmentalists in the west because we're not is that forbidden by them until it's mostly in western countries when they're saying they're opposed to grow up but they are jailing people in poor countries to rein in poverty because in poor countries we're struggling to move out of poverty probably to well being and if someone says we should not grow we're simply saying we should remain poor we should remain stuck with diseases and farming. kenya wants to do the opposite and stimulate growth to fight poverty. nairobi at least it's bursting at

the seams despite smog and congestion the city is attracting investors. one selling point that it's touting is lots of cheap labor. that's convinced an indian plant manufacturer which would like to produce valves in kenya. we as a manufacturer we are looking forward to a woman fracturing program to start all manufacturing programmes we can after we see how the market is this morning of. kenya is proving to be especially attractive to fin tech companies. kenya has a high level penetration rate. low by internet and also can use the power of mobile 2 money and this has created. what you need for local and foreign investors another expanding sector of the economy is a waste recycling that's born of necessity as kenya has become

a dumping ground for waste from industrial nations something that economists james she feels is no help at all. the western countries one we have become support just to possible look at their own food programs we should have a driven approach to to every way it is in part or in poor countries so that if there is a ticket for payment or compensation then that has to be something that is the group in. kenya is certainly being impacted by climate change temperatures are rising and rainfall is growing more intense and unpredictable just a few kilometers from nairobi's wealthy centers kibera often called africa's largest urban slum life expectancy here is just 30 years people in their wisdom countries addressing the challenges of climate change and talking about extinction and you know from

a poor country point of view you can also argue that public to can lead to extinction when people don't have. of the ability to take care of diseases to be able to feed themselves to to live a comfortable life that also is a big threat to humanity so the message from kenya is both environmental protection and economic growth are essential to improve the lives of the poor. now when it comes to boosting personal wealth people have been betting on one particular practice that's been around for centuries gambling a recent visit to the wells time gambling capital macau left are made reports a cure there are wondering if this stressful administrative region of china hasn't set the stakes too high or itself. this isn't paris it isn't

venice it isn't even last vegas this is macau casino capital of the world and one of the richest places on earth. but this while the fight. many people here criticize the government use the money to you know. the rest of us . the special administrative region of my car is in southern china and i was ferry ride from hong kong the city has about 6 160000 inhabitants. this is my 2nd time here and i'm definitely not the only one visiting over 35000000 tourists came here in 2018 the vast majority of them from mainland china.

it's pretty annoying but most people come here for one reason only. because he knows gambling is illegal in mainland china but not in moscow resulting in. the fact that. i've never seen anything like this before it's just insane like disneyland plus vegas on steroids but how did this happen let's back up a long starting in the 16th century macau was on the border control the port city was usually overshadowed by its biggest system the british colony of hong kong the colonial past explains the european touch my car was handed back to china in 1909 but it has remained a special administrative region with its own laws borders and currency. as

a time of the handover marco was not as well off as today but in 2002 china opened a casino concessions to foreign investors the gambling industry and with it the local economy skyrocketed making macau the 2nd wealthiest place on the capital after. obviously we missed sometimes by the same time we're happy to see the development of the city too but he doesn't want to put too much focus on his employees because enough on one hand the gaming industry definitely changed and then these become a lot bigger and so on the other hand has changed to a way become a lot more fights in terms of its offerings galaxy entertainment group one of my cars biggest casino and resort operators rather wants to showcase its other offerings its result features 6 hotels with almost $4000.00 rooms $120.00 restaurants and bars a cinema a mall basically a city in its own right but still close to 90 percent of the revenue comes from the

one thing i can't film. right here next to me that's where the casino actually is but i'm not allowed to film inside and i'm not even allowed to film the writing casino on top of it. i asked i took a look around a different one without a camera. and. it was so huge inside you could have easily got up and made it up the whole point of it but the amount of chips on those poker tables i didn't play myself but that something else. tax revenues from the gaming industry account for almost 90 percent of my house budget that benefits the locals and thanks again say no jobs unemployment is only about 2 percent every citizen gets a cash handout of around 1100 euros a year subsidize health care and feeding cation through high school. but dependence

on casino money can become a liability. unfortunately what has happened is we've ended up being more dependent on china than ever before so a large part probably somewhere around 70 to 80 percent is our estimate. of all gaming revenue comes from china not only that the beginning industry itself has become the beyond a man all in macau us economy so it sucks all the manpower the resources out from our economy efforts have been made to diversify the economy but not very successfully that dip in the cars g.d.p. that happened partly because china cracked down on corrupt high rollers who like to frequent mccullough's casinos. and it's not only the economic dependency that has some residents worried. years their school.

to earn more money and have you know the jobs guarantees are also all but they're small enough for a full questi of our society suso is my cars youngest lawmakers many people ignore the politics here. you know that the media and education system always tell the weapon used to just pop more economics last politics. the media is heavily government controlled which means by china speaking up can have consequences sulu so was suspended from parliament in late 2017 over a protest against a government linked organization. she was reinstated half a year later and remains one of the few outspoken critics of the government. yes this place is rich lazy rich sometimes and the citizens benefit from the system

as long as you keep quiet so they want it on. and that's it from me or the maids team thanks for watching see you next.

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