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Podcast: The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
Episode: 635: McKinsey Senior Partner Chris Bradley on The Real Drivers of Long-Term Economic Growth
Description: Chris Bradley, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Director of the McKinsey Global Institute, discusses the ideas behind his book A Century of Plenty and the long-term drivers of economic growth. Bradley explains that much of the public debate about the economy assumes growth is limited or zero-sum. His research argues the opposite. Over long periods, societies have repeatedly expanded prosperity through investment, technology, and knowledge. A central theme in the conversation is the importance of investment. Bradley notes that productivity growth depends heavily on sustained investment in capital, infrastructure, and innovation. When investment slows...