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Stagnation

Jim Dennis James Walmsley

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    Abstract

    Much work in geography and throughout the natural and social sciences in the last fifty years has been preoccupied with the notion of growth. The same is true of contemporary politics where the success or otherwise of governments has often been judged, by the electorate, in terms of the growth which they have been able to deliver. Discussion of economic growth commonly dominates election campaigns. Stagnation is the very opposite of growth. A fixation on growth in contemporary society has meant that relatively little attention has been paid to stagnation. Where it has been considered, it has invariably been treated as a problem and as a failure to develop.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationCompanion encyclopedia of geography: from local to global
    EditorsIan Douglas, Richard Huggett, Chris Perkins
    Place of PublicationNew York, United States of America
    PublisherRoutledge
    Pages419-429
    Volume1
    Edition2
    ISBN (Print)9780415339773
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

    Keywords

    • Human Geography

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