Briefing Papers

CASSE briefing papers are 2-pagers that cover economic growth and the steady state economy in a succinct and accessible way. The purpose is to explain economic concepts so that policy makers and citizens can readily understand them.

What Is a Steady State Economy?
Trophic Structure of the Economy
GDP and Indicators of Economic Well-Being
Sustainable Scale: Optimizing the Size of the Economy Instead of Maximizing It
Insufficiency of Efficiency
Banks in a Steady State Economy
Agriculture in a Steady State Economy

"CASSE is the foremost organization in advancing the precepts of the steady state economy to citizens and policy makers – an indispensable resource."

Herman Daly

"Growth for the sake of yet more growth is a bankrupt and eventually lethal idea. CASSE is the David fighting the Goliath of endless expansion, and we know how that one turned out."

David Orr

"Somehow, we have come to think the whole purpose of the economy is to grow, yet growth is not a goal or purpose. The pursuit of endless growth is suicidal."

David Suzuki