A Post-Growth Economy in France?
Heads of state and top economists actively discussing and debating a post-growth economy? Now that’s progress!
Bill Clinton’s Legacy: The Inconvenient Irony
/0 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBill Clinton could be the world’s most influential steady stater… if only he would put aside the wishful thinking of continuous economic growth.
Full Employment Versus Jobless Growth
/5 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Governance, Jobs and Employment, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEconomic growth is not the same things as “more jobs,” especially with the methods we’ve used to grow the economy.
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.
Water Wars on the Way in Absence of a Steady State
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA sustainable economy has to be powered by sustainable energy systems — we need to work on a parallel transition.
Bill Clinton, The Nature Conservancy, and The Old Win-Win Rhetoric
/3 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWishful thinking and political rhetoric aside, we’ve got to get a handle on economic growth to conserve biodiversity and environmental health.
Steady Statesmanship Goes Global
/0 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA window of opportunity has opened at the United Nations: it’s time to promote the steady state economy around the globe.
How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-For-Profit World by 2050
/0 Comments/in Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe transition from profit-based businesses to not-for-profit enterprises offers one of the most hopeful paths to a sustainable economy.
Slumlord Nation
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhether it’s an apartment complex or an economy, the slumlord model of management can only lead to ruin and regret.
Open Borders and the Tragedy of Open Access Commons
/7 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Politics, Population, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechState of denial: it’s easier to pretend that unlimited economic growth can support an unlimited population, including immigrants.