Economic Growth « Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

Do We Need a Steady State Economy? One Politician’s Surprising Answer

An interview with a refreshingly astute politician: Andrew Weaver, climate scientist and first Green member of British Columbia’s legislature.

Four hundred parts per million… it’s hard to fathom. Now more than ever we have to be wary of the “solutions” offered by the fossil fuel companies.

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

China is playing a dangerous game based on a seductive (but faulty) economic theory.

A top priority of doing “everything we can to grow our economy” will worsen climate change, biodiversity loss, water shortages, and pollution.

President Obama has put win-win rhetoric ahead of the truth and become the Cheerleader in Chief for economic growth.

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

Just how efficient are are market prices when they put the future of all species, including humans, at risk?

Looking beyond Mayan myths, there’s a sign of good things to come in 2013 and beyond: more and more people are joing the steady state cause.

Eric Zencey searches for deeper causes in the midst of grief and dismay over the most recent American shooting tragedy.