Are We Hard-Wired to Think We Can Grow Forever?
Is there an evolutionary mechanism stopping us from living within our planetary constraints? If so, can we overcome it before it is too late?
These are the CASSE blog articles on population.
The Kingdom of God: A Steady State Economy?
/4 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech discusses a theological basis for a steady state economy.
Spending on Preventing Climate Wars versus Spending to Secure Sources of Oil
/1 Comment/in Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechTo avoid a fate like the Mayans in Central America and the Polynesians on Easter Island, we will need to move toward a steady state economy–with the help of social scientists and natural scientists.
Cold War Leftovers
/13 Comments/in Banking, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Governance, Monetary Policy, Politics, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDaly challenges the assertion that a steady-state economy is inherently capitalistic and must be instead be based on a socialist system.
How Studying in Asia Made Me See the Need for a Steady State Economy
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Population, Poverty, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechAsian nations are running a dangerous experiment on the long-term consequences of short-term economic growth.
Voluntary Simplicity and the Steady-State Economy
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPeople who live simply and mindfully set the example for the good life in a steady state economy.
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.
Fixing Food and Farming with a True-Cost Economy
/2 Comments/in Economic Policy, Food and Agriculture, Population, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe transition to a steady state economy coincides with the transition to an ecologically sound food system.
Too Many Jobs
/4 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Population, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPolicies needed to stabilize population and consumption will be difficult to enact, but difficult is a lot easier than impossible.
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.