The Negative Natural Interest Rate and Uneconomic Growth
The next nonsensical strategy for maintaining the dream of endless GDP expansion? Negative interest rates!
Voluntary Simplicity and the Steady-State Economy
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPeople who live simply and mindfully set the example for the good life in a steady state economy.
Surprises Lurk with Pending Obama Trade Deals
/1 Comment/in Corporate Reform, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechYou don’t have to connect very many dots to see the rationale behind the proposed trade agreements. Unfortunately the rationale is irrational!
Duck Dynasty, the Green Party, and Steady Statesmanship
/7 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFirst things first — you can’t have a healthy economy unless you also have a healthy environment. Shouldn’t at least one political party get that?
The Hidden Door
/2 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechMark Burch argues that voluntary simplicity is the best path for achieving both individual well-being and economic sustainability.
Dualist Economics
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Monetary Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly analyzes the philosophies of Frederick Soddy, a well known pioneer of chemistry, but also an insightful pioneer of economics.
Five Christmas Gifts that Keep on Giving
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOn the twelfth day of Christmas, my skewed gov gave to me EXPANDING GDP!
Ending the Insanity of Ecocide
/8 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEcocidal tendencies have no place in either our legal or our economic institutions. Here’s a direct way to help put an end to ecocide.
Top 5 Threats to the World’s Beaches (and a Systemic Solution)
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOnly an economy that externalizes environmental costs would underwrite development practices that are pushing beaches to the brink of extinction.
The Five Dumbest Things You’ll Hear About Sustainability
/6 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPeople have said some misguided things about how to run a sustainable economy — here are Brian Czech’s top 5.