Well that's a term I've never previously encountered.

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NigelJK replied

16 March 2016, 09:27
Nice Adams quote there. Was never entirely convinced that 'growth' was always necessary. I know the big guns always advocate it but I've always worked on the the idea that the real art of Business is to stay in business, not growth.
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zeitghost started a topic Well that's a term I've never previously encountered.

16 March 2016, 09:15
Well that's a term I've never previously encountered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immiserizing_growth

And this is what led to it:

economic failure - Are there real world examples of a shoe event horizon? - Economics Stack Exchange

It's good to see that the dismal science sometimes listens to R4.
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