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.

The Infinite-Planet Approach Won’t Solve the European Debt Crisis

To fix the European debt crisis and prevent the next series of financial crises, we’d better learn the lessons of our finite planet.

Storage Nation

Is there a more surreal industry than self storage when viewed from the steady-state perspective?

Wealth, Illth, and Net Welfare

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

Limits to Growth – Forty More Years?

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

You Betcha – We Need a Green Tea Party

Are you tired of politics as usual? Brian Czech encourages you to pull up a chair to the Green Tea Party.

A Shift in the Burden of Proof

The World Bank and other proponents of growth need to prove that growth is actually “economic” instead of “uneconomic.”

Opportunity Cost of Growth

Herman Daly swims upstream like a salmon, fighting the flow of fallacious philosophy from growth economists — you won’t want to miss his final refrain on this one.

Make a Steady Statement: The Latent Power of “Steady State Economy”

The “steady state economy” is the foremost phrase for framing discussions about economic growth and sustainability.

What Is a “Green Economy?”

What do armaments, Cadillacs and manned space stunts have to do with a green economy? Nothing!