Economic Growth Archives – Page 13 of 20 – Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

The Debt Ceiling: What’s Good for the Public Goose is Good for the Private Gander

It’s common sense: if you want a debt ceiling for the federal government, then you ought to want a debt ceiling for the private sector as well.

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.