Herman Daly « Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

Rio+20 Needs to Address the Downsides of Growth

Herman Daly succinctly sums up the steady-state perspective in his suggestion for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.

Good and bads, wealth and illth — economic growth produces them all. But how big are the bads and how damaging is the illth?

Adaptation will mean moving from growth to a steady-state economy, one almost certainly at a smaller scale than at present.

MIT-PhD-IMF-BMW. Although this career path may benefit specific economists, it fails to serve the common good.

Herman Daly wonders how the World Bank got in the business of increasing the debt of poor countries.

Herman Daly exposes the absurdity of geo-engineering as a solution to climate change.

Herman Daly suggests a simple rule: tax what we want less of, not what we want more of.

To some, “steady state” sounds pessimistic. But to many, “steady state” is a sincere name for our best bet at an exceptional economy.

Herman Daly entreats economists not to eschew the wonderful wisdom of Wendell Berry.

How can we get a sustainable, fair, and efficient economy? Herman Daly breaks it down.