How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-For-Profit World by 2050
The transition from profit-based businesses to not-for-profit enterprises offers one of the most hopeful paths to a sustainable economy.
These are the CASSE blog articles on economic policy.
Slumlord Nation
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhether it’s an apartment complex or an economy, the slumlord model of management can only lead to ruin and regret.
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.
What Kind of Example Is Canada Setting?
/0 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA look at Canada, a nation with such potential to be a sustainability leader, reveals a tragedy of wasted potential.
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
/5 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.
Bureau of Economic Analysis Unveils Three New Measures of Progress
/6 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, The Daly News /by Brian CzechGDI, CCI, and FEI — Three new economic measures that are worth shouting about.
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.