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Our democratic future: The future of prosperity

Can we continue to grow our economies without despoiling the earth?

Can we continue to grow our economies without despoiling the earth? Focusing on the existential threats created by our own innovation, from climate change to out-of-control artificial intelligence, the final lecture asks whether our politics is up to the task of supporting sustainable growth. It concludes by showing that the political lessons of past technological revolutions provide important lessons for today's challenges

The series is delivered by Ben Ansell, professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College, Oxford University.

50 minutes

Last on

Christmas Eve 2023 14:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 23 Dec 2023 19:06GMT
  • Christmas Eve 2023 12:06GMT
  • Christmas Eve 2023 14:06GMT

The Reith Lectures on Radio 4

Archive recordings from the 大象传媒's flagship annual lecture series going back to 1948