Efficiency and Entrepreneurship: Key Ingredients for Infinite Growth
Professor Mountebank sets the record straight: the magic of infinite growth comes from the magic of ever-increasing efficiency.
These are the CASSE blog articles on consumption.
Economic Growth: The Missing Link in Environmental Journalism
/8 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJournalists are failing to connect the dots between economic growth and the most profound environmental problems.
Pulling Back the Curtain on Economic Growth’s Magic Act
/9 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA new book exposes the delusion of endless growth with a clear look at how humanity uses and misuses energy resources.
A Practical Proposal to Erase Externalities
/6 Comments/in Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA small change in SEC rules is just the thing to start a movement toward the establishment of a sustainable economy.
More People, Less Unemployment?
/2 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIn a shocking turn of events, politicians have said some misleading things. They have a lot to learn about the needed demographic and economic transition.
Selecting “Surrogate Species” for Conservation: How About an 800-Pounder?
/6 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech offers sound advice for conservation professionals and everyone else concerned with protecting wildlife and ecosystems.
Population and a Dose of Common Sense
/3 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Policy, Environment, Population, Poverty, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBlake Alcott navigates the mine field of population policy and manages to defuse a mine or two along the way.
Three More Growth Fallacies
/8 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEconomists are good at making specious arguments in favor of infinite growth. Herman Daly is good at debunking them.
The Next President’s Inaugural Speech (If Only…)
/1 Comment/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Population, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder as head speechwriter for the next U.S. president? It sure would be a refreshing change.
“Steady State Economy” — a Positive Vision in International Affairs
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech reflects on his experience at Rio+20, including agreement among delegates about the need for steady state economics.