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Rethinking Growth Part 4: Higher Education
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Michael chats with Yale-NUS College’s Michael Maniates about the role of higher education in rethinking growth. They talk about the connection between economic growth and post-secondary, and what a genuinely sustainable campus should prioritize. Professor Maniates highlights the importance of a university's adaptive function in a post-growth world and the power of research to advance human prosperity. He also links higher education to degrowth ideas such as reduced working hours, prosumerism, worker-owned businesses, and cooperatives. Lastly, Michael touches on tenure and offers advice on what you can do to have an impact.
90 episodes
Manage episode 364415077 series 2997776
Michael chats with Yale-NUS College’s Michael Maniates about the role of higher education in rethinking growth. They talk about the connection between economic growth and post-secondary, and what a genuinely sustainable campus should prioritize. Professor Maniates highlights the importance of a university's adaptive function in a post-growth world and the power of research to advance human prosperity. He also links higher education to degrowth ideas such as reduced working hours, prosumerism, worker-owned businesses, and cooperatives. Lastly, Michael touches on tenure and offers advice on what you can do to have an impact.
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