Dualist Economics
Herman Daly analyzes the philosophies of Frederick Soddy, a well known pioneer of chemistry, but also an insightful pioneer of economics.
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Nationalize Money, Not Banks
/10 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBanks should not be allowed to live the alchemist’s dream by creating money out of nothing and lending it at interest.
Enough: The Central Concept in Economics
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIn his foreword to the book, Enough Is Enough, Herman Daly contemplates the role of sufficiency in obtaining “the good life.”
What Is the Limiting Factor?
/14 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIt is not for nothing that our system is called “capitalism” rather than “natural resource-ism.”
Capital, Debt, and Alchemy
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Money and Investments, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly explains Frederick Soddy’s far-reaching economic insight, and he comes up with a doozy of a conclusion.
Book Review: Economics Unmasked: From Power and Greed to Compassion and the Common Good by Phillip B. Smith and Manfred Max-Neef
/3 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Policy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechMIT-PhD-IMF-BMW. Although this career path may benefit specific economists, it fails to serve the common good.
Growth, Debt, and the World Bank
/5 Comments/in Banking, Economic Growth, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly wonders how the World Bank got in the business of increasing the debt of poor countries.
The Financial Crisis Is the Environmental Crisis
/13 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEric Zencey suggests reforming the monetary system to avoid future economic and ecological calamities.
Money and the Steady State Economy
/11 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Monetary Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly pulls back the curtain on money and proposes a powerful policy for positive change.