Slumlord Nation
Whether it’s an apartment complex or an economy, the slumlord model of management can only lead to ruin and regret.
These are the CASSE blog articles on economic growth.
Open Borders and the Tragedy of Open Access Commons
/7 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Politics, Population, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechState of denial: it’s easier to pretend that unlimited economic growth can support an unlimited population, including immigrants.
Do We Need a Steady State Economy? One Politician’s Surprising Answer
/7 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechAn interview with a refreshingly astute politician: Andrew Weaver, climate scientist and first Green member of British Columbia’s legislature.
Moronic Oxymorons in the Age of Climate Change
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFour 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.
Supply Shock: The Journey
/6 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWriting a book can be a harrowing voyage, especially if you’re paddling upstream against the flood-stage current of conventional economic thinking.
The Lurking Inconsistency
/7 Comments/in Biodiversity, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Endangered Species, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly suggests that changing the economy will require more than new policies; it’ll require a substantial change in worldview.
China’s Infinite-Growth Haze
/6 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Population, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechChina is playing a dangerous game based on a seductive (but faulty) economic theory.
Three Glimmers of Hope for an Economic Transformation
/6 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder sees three possibilities (granted they’re long-shots) for overcoming the obstacles to an economic paradigm shift.
Obama’s Top Priority Will Intensify Environmental and Social Crises
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA top priority of doing “everything we can to grow our economy” will worsen climate change, biodiversity loss, water shortages, and pollution.
Book Review: The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and the Economic Dissolution of the West by Paul Craig Roberts
/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIt’s rare to find a Wall Street Journal columnist (and a Ronald Reagan appointee) calling for a steady-state economy.