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Infinite growth in a finite system

Anyone who believes in indefinite growth in anything physical, on a physically finite planet, is either mad or an economist.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 30, 2014November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories economicsTags Kenneth Boulding

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