For the last five decades the pursuit of economic growth has been the single most important policy goal across the world. But is that myth of growth now failing us? Faced with unprecedented challenges do we need to re-invent the notion of prosperity and the means by which we achieve it? And could the ingenuity and creativity of the arts be a driving force in how society re-organises itself?

This was the question that framed this third Peer to Peer event, The Arts & the Moral Economy which we held in partnership with ERA21 in London, Edinburgh & Newcastle in January 2010.  We hope you find the ideas and reflections of your peers stimulating and thought provoking and that you will have your say on these vital questions.

More footage from Edinburgh

Responses from the Newcastle event

Audio File – Erica Whyman, Mark Robinson and Pauline Beaumont discuss the power of language and the evolution of culture [audio: http://www.missionmodelsmoney.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/A6-Language-and-evolution-of-culture.mp3]