Why isn’t the economy growing anymore? Because it can’t.We’re not in the “Cowboy Economy” of endless expansion — we’re on Spaceship Earth, a closed system with finite resources.Economists were warned about this in 1966… and ignored it.In slow-growth economies, inequality explodes, billionaire wealth takes off, and everyone else feels squeezed.This isn’t a glitch — it’s the new normal.Sources & Studies Mentioned:• Kenneth Boulding — The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth (1966):https://www.panarchy.org/boulding/spaceship.1966.html• Robert Gordon — The Rise and Fall of American Growth (2016):https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691147727/the-rise-and-fall-of-american-growth• Dani Rodrik — The Globalization Paradox / research:https://drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/publications• Thomas Piketty — Capital in the 21st Century (2014):https://piketty.pse.ens.fr/en/capital21c• Stiglitz — The Great Divide (2015):https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393248579• OECD (2015) In It Together:https://www.oecd.org/social/in-it-together-why-less-inequality-benefits-all-9789264235120-en.htm• IMF (2014) Redistribution, Inequality and Growth:https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Staff-Discussion-Notes/Issues/2016/12/31/Redistribution-Inequality-and-Growth-41246• Alesina & Perotti (1996):https://www.jstor.org/stable/2555730• Wilkinson & Pickett — The Spirit Level data:https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/resources/the-spirit-level• ONS UK Wealth Data (2023):https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealthSupport Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomics- https://ko-fi.com/barryseconomics- https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics

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