Another Bite out of Life
As the economy bloats with bigger and bigger bites taken from the biosphere, what’s the 21st century response?
Fitting the Name to the Named
/8 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechTo some, “steady state” sounds pessimistic. But to many, “steady state” is a sincere name for our best bet at an exceptional economy.
Surely We Can Do Better than Nuclear Socialism
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder suggests that you don’t have to worry about a solar or wind “spill” contaminating the air, land and water.
The Green Transition Scoreboard: How to Invest for a Steady State Economy
/4 Comments/in Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe Green Transition Scoreboard is a useful tool to direct investment decisions in the 21st century economy.
The Great Energy Rethink: Lessons from Japan and the Neighborhood
/6 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechMisplaced confidence is preventing us from making decent decisions about our energy supplies.
The Full Seas Act and the College of the 21st Century
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechStriving to create perpetually more jobs on a finite planet is a sure path to growing unemployment.
Growth of GDP and Discontent in Egypt and Tunisia
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Food and Agriculture, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEgypt and Tunisia have a lesson: GDP is a measure of the commotion of money in an economy, not a measure of delivered well-being.
A Liberating (but Damned Uncomfortable) Conversion
/9 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Monetary Policy, Money and Investments, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly entreats economists not to eschew the wonderful wisdom of Wendell Berry.
Economic and Environmental Perspective on President Reagan on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of His Birth
/2 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder remembers Ronald Reagan’s ruinous results for the environment and the economy.
How to Fix a Household Crisis
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhy are the fields of economics and ecology in crisis, and how can we work toward a solution?