Logic in the Face of Sea Level Rise
In a steady state economy, the government would handle coastal disasters differently than in today’s growth-obsessed society.
These are the CASSE blog articles on economic policy.
Climate Change: The Wrong Top Priority for Environmentalists and Conservation Professionals
/16 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFive reasons why economic growth should be the rallying point for environmentalists and conservationists.
Remembering Robert Goodland
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechRobert Goodland’s life story will inspire all who care about the environment and social justice.
The Negative Natural Interest Rate and Uneconomic Growth
/6 Comments/in Banking, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Monetary Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe next nonsensical strategy for maintaining the dream of endless GDP expansion? Negative interest rates!
Dualist Economics
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Monetary Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly analyzes the philosophies of Frederick Soddy, a well known pioneer of chemistry, but also an insightful pioneer of economics.
Ending the Insanity of Ecocide
/8 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEcocidal tendencies have no place in either our legal or our economic institutions. Here’s a direct way to help put an end to ecocide.
Top 5 Threats to the World’s Beaches (and a Systemic Solution)
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOnly an economy that externalizes environmental costs would underwrite development practices that are pushing beaches to the brink of extinction.
Top 10 Policies for a Steady State Economy
/15 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Money and Investments, Population, Poverty, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhile we’re hunkered down enduring the inevitable collapse of the growth economy, we should consider sound policies for a sustainable economy.
A Question of Scarcity
/4 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOn our full-world planet, we face an urgent challenge to find strategic points in decision-making processes to encourage “right-sized” consumption.
Insanity Reigns at the World Bank
/1 Comment/in Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechNow’s the time to maintain pressure on the World Bank to avoid costly failures in constructing a 21st-century energy infrastructure.