The Financial Crisis Is the Environmental Crisis
Eric Zencey suggests reforming the monetary system to avoid future economic and ecological calamities.
These are the CASSE blog articles on economic policy.
Homo Economicus Versus Person-in-Community
/2 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Policy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly takes aim at a major flaw of neoclassical economics, along with the wrong-headed policies of globalization.
Ecosystem Services: Pricing to Peddle?
/7 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechMarkets are good for several things, but allocating ecosystem services is not one of them.
Real Economies and the Illusions of Abstraction
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHazel Henderson, a true champion of the steady state economy, digs deep into the deficiencies of our economic and financial systems.
A Shift in the Burden of Proof
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe World Bank and other proponents of growth need to prove that growth is actually “economic” instead of “uneconomic.”
Enough Is Enough
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Money and Investments, Population, Poverty, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech’s foreword to the new report, Enough is Enough: Ideas for a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources.
The “Good New Days” in a Non-Growing Economy
/6 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHave you had enough dismal news about the economy and the environment? Try imagining the good life in a steady state economy!
Recession — An Opportunity We Should Not Pass Up
/6 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, The Daly News /by Brian CzechGuest writer Peter Seidel regards the recession as a reasonable resource for rearranging our economic enterprise.
Elitist Growth by Cheap Labor Policies
/9 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Jobs and Employment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJettisoned jobs, illegal immigration, and manic mechanization make for profoundly impractical employment policies.
The Errant Economics of Detrimental Dams and Ruined Rivers
/1 Comment/in Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe dismal dossier on dams in the U.S. didn’t deter their development and associated avoidable damage around the globe.