These are the CASSE blog articles on the steady state economy.
1) Que el creixement econòmic, tal i com es defineix en els llibres de text oficials, es un augment de la producció i del consum de bens i serveis;
2) Que quan hi ha un increment del conjunt del nombre d’habitants i del nivell de consum per càpita, d’això en resulta un creixement econòmic;
3) Que la economia global creix com un tot unificat format per sectors agrícoles,
1) Que el crecimiento económico, tal y como se define en los libros de texto standard de economía, es un aumento de la producción y del consumo de bienes y servicios;
2) Que cuando se incrementa el conjunto del número de habitantes y el nivel de consumo per cápita ello resulta en crecimiento económico;
3) Que la economía global crece como un todo unificado compuesto de sectores agrícolas,
1) Economic growth, as defined in standard economics textbooks, is an increase in the production and consumption of goods and services, and;
2) Economic growth occurs when there is an increase in the multiplied product of population and per capita consumption, and;
3) The global economy grows as an integrated whole consisting of agricultural, extractive, manufacturing, and services sectors that require physical inputs and produce wastes, and;
4) Economic growth is often and generally indicated by increasing real gross domestic product (GDP) or real gross national product (GNP),
The CASSE position is a clear and concise introduction to the steady state economy as an alternative to economic growth. For many readers, the position is the first document encountered pertaining explicitly to the steady state economy.
The formality of signing a position confirms the signatory’s agreement with the content. By signing the position, the signatory is taking a stand. This engenders loyalty to the cause that may bear fruit in political choices and consumer behavior.
The CASSE position on economic growth is gaining support. Some of the brightest sustainability thinkers in the world have signed it, and numerous forward-thinking organizations have endorsed it.
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If we are going to be successful in transforming the economy from one obsessed with growth to one seeking sustainability and equity, we will need a new assortment of students, professors, and practicing economists who understand the concepts of ecological economics and the steady state economy. It’s an exciting time to be involved in the field of ecological economics. Citizens and policy makers are searching for a more logical and more hopeful economic framework as we continue to bump up against the limits to growth.
