## Stiglitz: Why We Need Inclusive Growth

_IMF Podcasts, September 29, 2011_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Stiglitz: Why We Need Inclusive Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/10/stiglitz-why-we-need-inclusive-growth)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 29, 2011

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### Main argument
- For over half a century, gross domestic product has been used as the single most important measure of a country’s progress.
- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel laureate and Economist, Columbia University, argues that GDP fails to reflect a nation’s overall well-being.
- Growth without inclusiveness can lead to instability.
- Stiglitz advocates for a more holistic view of growth and for more inclusive growth.

### Key findings
- GDP is insufficient as the sole measure of national progress.
- Inclusive growth is necessary to avoid instability associated with growth that is not broadly shared.

### Distribution platforms
- Libsyn
- Spotify
- YouTube
- Soundcloud
- Apple

### Production credits
- Host/Producer: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund
  - Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program and is an award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from all corners of the world.
- Contributor/Producer: Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer.

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- [Stiglitz (MP3)](/-/media/websites/imf/imported-podcast/imported-podcast-mp3/external/podcast/2011/stiglitz.mp3){rel="external" type="audio/mpeg"}

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/10/stiglitz-why-we-need-inclusive-growth_