Do We Have the Courage to Bring the 800-lb Gorilla out of the Corner?
Jimmy fox suggests three steps necessary to shrink our ecological footprint to fit within Earth’s biocapacity.
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The Negative Natural Interest Rate and Uneconomic Growth
/6 Comments/in Banking, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Monetary Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe next nonsensical strategy for maintaining the dream of endless GDP expansion? Negative interest rates!
Growth and Laissez-faire
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechLaissez-faire takes on a new meaning — it is the ecosystem, not the economy that must be “left alone” to manage itself and evolve by its own rules.
Maybe It’s Time to Offend a Few Folks
/17 Comments/in Consumption, Population, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechAlexandra Paul says it’s time to put aside politeness when it comes to opening a dialogue about overpopulation.
Confessions of a Closet Football Fan
/2 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Money and Investments, The Daly News /by Brian CzechNo corner of American culture, including the corners of football fields, is immune to the untenable philosophy of perpetual growth.
Technological Progress for Dummies, Part II
/1 Comment/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech explains the nuts and bolts of technological progress and why it won’t solve the dilemma of growth.
The Infinite-Planet Approach Won’t Solve the European Debt Crisis
/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechTo fix the European debt crisis and prevent the next series of financial crises, we’d better learn the lessons of our finite planet.
Neoclassical Economist Recants Key Article of Faith
/9 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News, Uncategorized /by Brian CzechEric Zencey explains why GDP is an indicator for amnesiacs.
Two Schools and the Path to the Steady State Economy
/10 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechConcerned about the fate of civilization? Maybe there’s some good news from an unlikely source.
National Wildlife Federation Adopts Key Element of Steady-State Thinking
/6 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechStrong support for kicking GDP to the curb just got stronger.