SCOTONOMICS Ep Seven The Wellbeing Economy

What does a wellbeing economy look and feel like? In this episode, we talk to Katherine Trebeck to understand how Scotland could lead a global movement towards a wellbeing economy. 03:20 How the wellbeing economy alliance came into being 08:20 Growth or de-growth? 10:46 The need to repurpose the economy 11:55 Growth has had its chance 12:40 How does the Scottish Government see growth? 16:50 Why so many people are anxious for growth 17:50 The importance of pre-distribution 21:25 The economy isn't broken: it works exactly how it is supposed to 22:10 How the wellbeing economy fits into the doughnut 25:10 Do we need to "do" democracy differently? 29:25 The problem with the GDP lense 31:00 The Economics of Arrival (Katherine's book) https://www.amazon.com/economics-arri... 33:10 How would global redistribution work? 34:00 Diminishing marginal returns 36:40 Tackling inequality 37:00 Will we see a return to normal? 40:30 NOW is the time for a revolution 41:25 The climate crisis is now part of the public discourse 42:30 The IPPC Report 43:05 Small steps matter https://twitter.com/KTrebeck