Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation
If you’re curious about what life might be like in a steady state economy, Sam Alexander’s Entropia offers some intriguing ideas.
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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.
The Lurking Inconsistency
/7 Comments/in Biodiversity, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Endangered Species, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly suggests that changing the economy will require more than new policies; it’ll require a substantial change in worldview.
Book Review: The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and the Economic Dissolution of the West by Paul Craig Roberts
/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIt’s rare to find a Wall Street Journal columnist (and a Ronald Reagan appointee) calling for a steady-state economy.
The Triumph of Fantasy over Science, Part 2
/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHow to take back economic policy from the damaging fantasies of neoclassical economics.
The Triumph of Fantasy over Science, Part 1
/11 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHow in the world did fantasy become the basis for economic policy in the real world?
What’s “Rio+20” and Why Should We Care?
/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechRio+20 is a real opportunity for steady staters — a potential coming-out party for the economics of sustainability.
Rescuing Obama from the Slippery Slope
/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIs anyone else ready for some refreshing honesty from the President regarding economic growth and the environment?
Call Me a FOCer: Big Ideas under a Big Sky
/7 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechA prerequisite to achieving a sustainable healthcare scheme, agricultural system, or economy is a widespread philosophical change of heart.
What Should We Tax?
/5 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Monetary Policy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly suggests a simple rule: tax what we want less of, not what we want more of.