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 technology.
Three Limits to Growth
/8 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOur 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!
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.
Iraq and the Military-Industrial Complex versus a True Cost Economy
/5 Comments/in Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA switch to solar and other renewables will greatly reduce the resources devoted to waging war and help us achieve a steady state economy.
Gross Domestic Problem: Don’t Shoot the Measurement
/8 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechGDP growth is creating more problems than it solves–which is exactly why we need to keep calculating and monitoring it.
Depletion of Moral Capital as a Limit to Growth
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Politics, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHow is the depletion of morality effecting the environment and economic growth?
A Medical Missionary’s Environmental Epiphany
/7 Comments/in Climate Change, Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Governance, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhat can leprosy and its treatment teach us about ourselves and how to manage our environmental crises?
Insanity Reigns at the World Bank
/1 Comment/in Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechNow’s the time to maintain pressure on the World Bank to avoid costly failures in constructing a 21st-century energy infrastructure.
Approaching a Steady State Economy, Part 2 — Clean Clothes
/11 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhat can a laundry experiment in one household teach us about economizing and innovating in the broader economy?
Approaching a Steady State Economy, Part 1 — Getting Around
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFiguring out how to run a sustainable economy is a tough task — drilling down to one sector offers some insights.