“Steady State Economy” — a Positive Vision in International Affairs
Brian Czech reflects on his experience at Rio+20, including agreement among delegates about the need for steady state economics.
These are the CASSE blog articles on economic growth.
To Change the Global Economy, Start by Changing the Olympics
/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWith the Olympic Games coming up in London, it’s a good time to consider how to strike the balance between competition and cooperation.
Finding Real Economic Leadership in the Wake of Rio+20
/1 Comment/in Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhere’s the leadership we need on the economy? Without it, we’ll pay a heavy environmental price.
Real Dichotomies Are Not Made “False” by Soft Science or Political Pandering
/6 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEcologists need to stop drinking the green Koolaid and tell it like it is regarding the conflict between economic growth and ecological health.
Why Bargains are Bad
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThrift hasn’t disappeared; it just mutated into the endless search for cheaper stuff.
The Heroic Works of Jerry Mander
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJerry Mander has saved the day so many times and in such surprising ways.
Economics as if the Laws of Thermodynamics Mattered
/13 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEveryone who participates in the economy should understand the relevance of entropy to economic production and consumption.
Occupy the G-8
/1 Comment/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhen the G-8 convened at Camp David, Brent Blackwelder was on hand to address the Occupy Movement.
What’s “Rio+20” and Why Should We Care?
/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechRio+20 is a real opportunity for steady staters — a potential coming-out party for the economics of sustainability.
What Is the Limiting Factor?
/14 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIt is not for nothing that our system is called “capitalism” rather than “natural resource-ism.”