Growth and Laissez-faire
Laissez-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.
Laissez-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.
The contradictions in an oilman’s life offer insights into the complexities that come with confronting the limits to growth.
If you’re curious about what life might be like in a steady state economy, Sam Alexander’s Entropia offers some intriguing ideas.
Heads of state and top economists actively discussing and debating a post-growth economy? Now that’s progress!
Bill Clinton could be the world’s most influential steady stater… if only he would put aside the wishful thinking of continuous economic growth.
Economic growth is not the same things as “more jobs,” especially with the methods we’ve used to grow the economy.
Policies needed to stabilize population and consumption will be difficult to enact, but difficult is a lot easier than impossible.
Wishful thinking and political rhetoric aside, we’ve got to get a handle on economic growth to conserve biodiversity and environmental health.
An interview with a refreshingly astute politician: Andrew Weaver, climate scientist and first Green member of British Columbia’s legislature.
Four hundred parts per million… it’s hard to fathom. Now more than ever we have to be wary of the “solutions” offered by the fossil fuel companies.