The Fallacy of the Tragedy of the Commons
Garrett Hardin seems to have made the some incorrect assumptions about human behavior — assumptions familiar to students of economics.
These are the CASSE blog articles on the environment.
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.
Technological Progress for Dummies
/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPart 1 of Brian Czech’s explanation of why we can’t rely on technological progress to overcome the limits to economic growth.
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.
An Open Letter to Peter Kent, Canada’s Minister of the Environment
/0 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJames Johnston sees through what could only be described as a hoax by Canada’s Minister of the Environment.
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.
A Mindful Path to a Steady State Economy
/8 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechRick Heller explains how to substitute mindfulness for greed in the transition to a new economy.
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.