Gross Domestic Problem: Don’t Shoot the Measurement
GDP growth is creating more problems than it solves–which is exactly why we need to keep calculating and monitoring it.
These are the CASSE blog articles on technology.
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.
The End of the Age of Extraction
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe age of extraction is ending. We need a true cost economy that can meet people’s needs without undermining planetary life-support systems.
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.
Efficiency and Entrepreneurship: Key Ingredients for Infinite Growth
/3 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechProfessor Mountebank sets the record straight: the magic of infinite growth comes from the magic of ever-increasing efficiency.
Pulling Back the Curtain on Economic Growth’s Magic Act
/9 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA new book exposes the delusion of endless growth with a clear look at how humanity uses and misuses energy resources.