Economic growth eventually has a negative effect on our quality of life, producing artificial needs, encouraging people to live beyond their means, and inceasing the gap between the poorest and richest in society. Some recent articles critique this model of society and suggest how to get beyond the simplistic conservative ideas of markets and competition.
World economy giving less to poorest
www.neweconomics.org/gen/12345news_growthisntworking.aspx
Growing Dissent
www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/develop/quality/2006/0123dis...
The Problem with Economic Growth
www.feasta.org/growth.htm
The End of Economic Growth
www.stwr.org/globalization/the-end-of-economic-growth.html
