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Too many people
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Too many people

Is migration getting out of control? Aside from the small proportion who are asylum seekers, what about the vast swathe of people brought in to fill jobs that locals won’t do. How sustainable is that?

Last year net migration in the UK reached 745,000 people. A new record, which amount to more than 1% growth in the population. It’s an unsustainable population growth but Steve Keen argues growth on the planet as a whole is unsustainable. He worries that as climate change destroys food production migrants and UK locals alike will be queuing for relief f…

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Building a New Economics
The Debunking Economics Podcast
Economist Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the failings of the neoclassical economics and how it reflects on society.ems-based alternative to mainstream economics