Reference has been made many times in our newsletter to the theory that the very idea of economic growth should be abandoned as an aim, or that, at least, it should be in a radically altered form. This theory was picked up by world renowned environmentalist Albert Jacquard in an interview with l'Express last week in which he rejects the illusion that the current crisis will be overcome through recovery of economic growth. He believes, too, that the crisis provides an opportunity for...