An Economics Fit for Purpose in a Finite World
Our current economic policy goal is not fit for a finite and entropic world. But what would our economic policy goal be in a steady state economy?
These are the CASSE blog articles on the steady state economy.
Our current economic policy goal is not fit for a finite and entropic world. But what would our economic policy goal be in a steady state economy?
To 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.
Our economy faces a futility limit, ecological catastrophe limit, and an economic limit. Fortunately, the economic limit will likely be the first we encounter; hopefully we can implement a steady state economy before the others are reached!
Vermont moves to the forefront of a quiet revolution to integrate GPI into social and economic policy.
How should we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the ESA and the 100 year anniversary of the death of the last passenger pigeon?
Daly challenges the assertion that a steady-state economy is inherently capitalistic and must be instead be based on a socialist system.
We are going to need more than a wealth tax to fix our economy.
A switch to solar and other renewables will greatly reduce the resources devoted to waging war and help us achieve a steady state economy.
In Our Common Future, the 1987 report of the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, sustainable development is described as a process of change which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs and aspirations. To achieve this objective, the report suggests a series of goals that should underlie national and international action on development.
What is the best strategy for incorporating limits to growth into economics?