Dr Matthew Agarwala is interviewed by the BBC World Service about traditional notions of productivity, and how these ignore issues of climate and wellbeing.
“Productivity growth is not about working more hours, it is about creating more value with every hour worked. An enlightened view of this value-added would incorporate environmental impacts: it is a perverted kind of productivity growth that would trash the climate and poison the air”
Dr Matthew Agarwala, Economist
Listen: BBC World Service, Unexpected Elements, “Working 70 hours a week” (15m)
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