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The Case for Human-centred Economics

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Sales trend 1 of Barrett’s 12 Sales Trends Report for 2023 is about why we need to become human-centred in our economic activities.

By guest author TOBY KENT // Toby Kent is a Partner in PwC’s Energy Transition team and leads PwC’s work with privately held companies.

The challenge afoot

A human-centred economy is one in which the primary, and arguably only goal, of an economic system should be to better the lives of those within it. The focus of a Human-Centered Economy is to maximize human welfare.

In a recent role, I focused a lot on urban issues. I would often deride a concept “places for people” not because the content of the approach was flawed … read more by subscribing.

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