The One Percent: Not Kristallnacht but Lebensraum
The purchase of expensive luxury goods requires an agricultural and extractive surplus at the base of the economy–this is the “tropic theory of money.”
These are the CASSE blog articles on consumption.
Krugman’s Growthism
/5 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDoes Paul Krugman believe GDP growth is making us richer or poorer?
What to Do When You Suspect We’re Headed for Collapse
/9 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhat can you do in the face environmental and social mayhem? Learn something, say something, and do something.
A Medical Missionary’s Environmental Epiphany
/7 Comments/in Climate Change, Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Governance, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhat can leprosy and its treatment teach us about ourselves and how to manage our environmental crises?
Do We Have the Courage to Bring the 800-lb Gorilla out of the Corner?
/0 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJimmy fox suggests three steps necessary to shrink our ecological footprint to fit within Earth’s biocapacity.
Voluntary Simplicity and the Steady-State Economy
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPeople who live simply and mindfully set the example for the good life in a steady state economy.
The Hidden Door
/2 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechMark Burch argues that voluntary simplicity is the best path for achieving both individual well-being and economic sustainability.
Five Christmas Gifts that Keep on Giving
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOn the twelfth day of Christmas, my skewed gov gave to me EXPANDING GDP!
Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation
/1 Comment/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIf you’re curious about what life might be like in a steady state economy, Sam Alexander’s Entropia offers some intriguing ideas.
How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-For-Profit World by 2050
/0 Comments/in Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe transition from profit-based businesses to not-for-profit enterprises offers one of the most hopeful paths to a sustainable economy.
