By Herman Daly
Historically, the U.S. is undeniably a country of immigrants. But why is this uncontested fact so repeatedly emphasized? Might the unremitting celebration of immigration as a policy (as opposed to the celebration of particular immigrants as people) obscure a dark side of our immigration history?
Many activities that today damage rivers and fisheries would not occur in a steady state economy.
State of denial: it’s easier to pretend that unlimited economic growth can support an unlimited population, including immigrants.
Herman Daly has an unorthodox suggestion for curtailing carbon dioxide emissions: grant more power to OPEC.
Herman Daly’s synthesis will leave you questioning the most ingrained economic assumptions of our times.
Thrift hasn’t disappeared; it just mutated into the endless search for cheaper stuff.
MIT-PhD-IMF-BMW. Although this career path may benefit specific economists, it fails to serve the common good.
Herman Daly takes aim at a major flaw of neoclassical economics, along with the wrong-headed policies of globalization.