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How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-For-Profit World by 2050

The transition from profit-based businesses to not-for-profit enterprises offers one of the most hopeful paths to a sustainable economy.

Writing a book can be a harrowing voyage, especially if you’re paddling upstream against the flood-stage current of conventional economic thinking.

Herman Daly suggests that changing the economy will require more than new policies; it’ll require a substantial change in worldview.

It’s rare to find a Wall Street Journal columnist (and a Ronald Reagan appointee) calling for a steady-state economy.

If want to feel hopeful about solving the world’s most profound environmental and social problems, you can look to the wisdom of “enough.”

Our culture has to change if we’re going to build a sustainable economy. To get the changes rolling, we need to harness the power of stories.

Howard Odum’s conception of a “pulse” offers some food for thought about how to establish of a steady state economy.

The typical prescriptions for fixing the economy won’t cut it — it’s time to consider some better options.

In his foreword to the book, Enough Is Enough, Herman Daly contemplates the role of sufficiency in obtaining “the good life.”

A new book exposes the delusion of endless growth with a clear look at how humanity uses and misuses energy resources.