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A couple of propositions widely accepted until recent years are now subject to great controversy. The first asserts that there is a direct and strong connection between economic growth and the growth in human welfare; the second, in a parallel fashion, claims a strong link between energy growth and economic growth.
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Schurr, S.H. (1984). Energy, Economic Growth and Human Welfare. In: Brookes, L.G., Motamen, H. (eds) The Economics of Nuclear Energy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-3720-9_17
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