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Introduction

There is general agreement that the current economic system is broken - but no agreement on how we ought to fix it.

One of the difficulties of talking about this area is that (like religion) everyone thinks they understand the subject and are qualified to give their opinion; also (and also like religion) many experts disagree fundamentally with each other.  So we need to tread carefully here

• Money - An Overview

Also of interest...

• Decoupling - How to think about Green Growth: "At the heart of current environmental debates is a crucial question: is economic growth possible without environmental destruction?" - an article published by Aeon.
• Neoliberal Economics: "The road to freedom or authoritarianism?" - an article published by NPR.