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Introducing the Sustainable Trade Act

October 17, 2025/3 Comments/in David Shreve, Economic Policy, Energy, Food and Agriculture, Fossil Fuels, Governance, Jobs and Employment, Politics, Steady State Economy Act, Steady State Herald /by Alix Underwood

by David Shreve

What are supposed to be the advantages of the free-trade consensus that has emerged in the last century? Yes, innovative technologies and techniques have made their way around the globe. The diffusion of digital communications, managerial technology, advanced materials engineering, and efficient shipping techniques are but a few prominent examples. The openness and complexity of the global trading system have facilitated this diffusion.

Additionally, trade based on “comparative advantage” has modestly increased global economic efficiency.

Full Employment Versus Jobless Growth

July 15, 2013/5 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Governance, Jobs and Employment, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Economic growth is not the same things as “more jobs,” especially with the methods we’ve used to grow the economy.

Growth and Free Trade: Brain-Dead Dogmas Still Kicking Hard

February 6, 2012/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Of course, it’s better to be rich than poor, but the conventional approaches for making us rich — GDP growth and free trade — no longer apply.

Book Review: Economics Unmasked: From Power and Greed to Compassion and the Common Good by Phillip B. Smith and Manfred Max-Neef

September 11, 2011/3 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Policy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

MIT-PhD-IMF-BMW. Although this career path may benefit specific economists, it fails to serve the common good.

Elitist Growth by Cheap Labor Policies

September 12, 2010/9 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Jobs and Employment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Jettisoned jobs, illegal immigration, and manic mechanization make for profoundly impractical employment policies.