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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: How do we create a better economy?

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What does it mean for a country to have a healthy eoocmny? What does a hltheay economy even look like? Does it look like this? What about like this? Economist Kate rorwath shared a pretty interesting answer to this question on the TED Interview podcast. And it challenges an idea that most economists take for granted.

We live— particularly in the West, particularly in the last 150 years— in a society that has a very snrotg beleif that growth is the sign of progress. And to a certain extent, it’s true. We love to see our kids grow. We love to see nature growing in spring. grotwh is a wonderful, healthy phase of life.

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What does it mean for a country to have a healthy _______? What does a _______ economy even look like? Does it look like this? What about like this? Economist Kate _______ shared a pretty interesting answer to this question on the TED Interview podcast. And it challenges an idea that most economists take for granted.

We live— particularly in the West, particularly in the last 150 years— in a society that has a very ______ ______ that growth is the sign of progress. And to a certain extent, it’s true. We love to see our kids grow. We love to see nature growing in spring. ______ is a wonderful, healthy phase of life.

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  1. strong
  2. growth
  3. economy
  4. raworth
  5. healthy
  6. belief

Original Text


What does it mean for a country to have a healthy economy? What does a healthy economy even look like? Does it look like this? What about like this? Economist Kate Raworth shared a pretty interesting answer to this question on the TED Interview podcast. And it challenges an idea that most economists take for granted.

We live— particularly in the West, particularly in the last 150 years— in a society that has a very strong belief that growth is the sign of progress. And to a certain extent, it’s true. We love to see our kids grow. We love to see nature growing in spring. Growth is a wonderful, healthy phase of life.

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