Cheater Economics
They say cheaters never prosper, but the cheaters seem to be doing just fine in an economy that condones their fraudulent ways.
These are the CASSE blog articles on economic policy.
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.
There’s Hope for a New Economy in the New Year
/2 Comments/in Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder believes 2012 will be the year we break free from the “global suicide pact” of continuous growth.
Rio+20 Needs to Address the Downsides of Growth
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Politics, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly succinctly sums up the steady-state perspective in his suggestion for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
The Infinite-Planet Approach Won’t Solve the European Debt Crisis
/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechTo fix the European debt crisis and prevent the next series of financial crises, we’d better learn the lessons of our finite planet.
Could Obama Be the First Steady-State President?
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechObama probably understands the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet — he just needs the mandate to do something about it.
Ten Turkeys for Thanksgiving
/6 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder urges you to carve up a Golden Fleece Turkey or two.
Wealth, Illth, and Net Welfare
/9 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechGood and bads, wealth and illth — economic growth produces them all. But how big are the bads and how damaging is the illth?
Presenting the Economic Policy of the Occupy Movement
/5 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Jobs and Employment, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOccupiers need to unite around a macroeconomic goal — and the right goal is a steady state economy.