Capital, Debt, and Alchemy
Herman Daly explains Frederick Soddy’s far-reaching economic insight, and he comes up with a doozy of a conclusion.
These are the CASSE blog articles on economic growth.
The Influence of Donella Meadows and Limits to Growth
/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDonella Meadows was way ahead of her time, and her words continue to provide inspiration 40 years after she wrote The Limits to Growth.
Deceptionomics
/1 Comment/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDeceptionomics allows all sorts of unwise decisions about economic growth, environmental protection, and human well-being.
Uneconomic Growth Deepens Depression
/8 Comments/in Climate Change, Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly makes the case against using obsolete growth policies to dig out of the recession, and he issues a challenge to technological optimists.
Economic Growth, Obesity, and the Creed of Greed
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechSociety has reached a tipping point where further economic growth is causing serious health problems.
Rescuing Obama from the Slippery Slope
/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIs anyone else ready for some refreshing honesty from the President regarding economic growth and the environment?
Growth and Free Trade: Brain-Dead Dogmas Still Kicking Hard
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOf course, it’s better to be rich than poor, but the conventional approaches for making us rich — GDP growth and free trade — no longer apply.
The Fallacy of the Tragedy of the Commons
/13 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechGarrett Hardin seems to have made the some incorrect assumptions about human behavior — assumptions familiar to students of economics.
Why Do We Assume More Equals Better?
/2 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, The Daly News /by Brian CzechCount Chocula and the people who give him a voice are working off an untested assumption.
Technological Progress for Dummies, Part II
/1 Comment/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech explains the nuts and bolts of technological progress and why it won’t solve the dilemma of growth.