The purpose of growth and happiness research and normative positions on econmic growth
Economic activity is a question of attaining outputs by means of input. What is regarded as input and output is not only a technical consideration, but also a moral one. The way, however, that input is transformed to output can be classified in four categories, some of which are more compatible with sustainability than others. This classification divides growth into extensive versus intensive growth and material versus immaterial growth.
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