These are the CASSE blog articles on the steady state economy.


Read and Sign the Position Statement

Whereas:

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),


Uses of the CASSE Position

Education

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.

Commitment

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.


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Signatures and Endorsements

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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Academics/Careers

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.


Video, Audio and Slideshows

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Good Growing Gone Bad: An American Paradigm Shift

 



 

CASSE’s YouTube channel provides an assortment of videos about economic growth and the steady state economy. Below are additional videos from CASSE and other sources.

 

Brian Czech presents the “trophic theory of money” to the Royal Society of New South Wales,


Reading List


FAQs

When is economic growth desirable?

To determine whether economic growth is desirable requires us to examine its value objectively, without blindly assuming that all growth is worth pursuing. Growth comes with both benefits and costs. The goal is to grow the economy when the benefits are higher than the costs and to have the wisdom to stop growing when the costs catch up. The economic laws of diminishing marginal utility and increasing marginal costs tell us that,


Policy Program

Recognizing the conflict between economic growth and various goals for society, we stand up for sane macroeconomic policies.