Scottish Independence Podcasts
Society & Culture
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
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