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A Not-So-Nobel Prize for Growth Economists

October 15, 2018/10 Comments/in Brian Czech, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Steady State Economy, Steady State Herald, Sustainability, Technology /by Brian Czech

by Brian Czech

How ironic for the Washington Post to opine “Earth may have no tomorrow” and, two pages later, offer up the mini-bios of William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, described as Nobel Prize winners.

Without more rigorous news coverage, few indeed will know that Nordhaus and Romer are epitomes of neoclassical economics, that 20th century occupation isolated from the realities of natural science.

Capital, Debt, and Alchemy

April 8, 2012/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Money and Investments, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Herman 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

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.

Mountebank Wins Nobel for Infinite Planet Theory

May 23, 2011/30 Comments/in Economic Growth, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Infinite planet theory gets a well-deserved nod from the establishment.

Real Economies and the Illusions of Abstraction

December 8, 2010/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Hazel Henderson, a true champion of the steady state economy, digs deep into the deficiencies of our economic and financial systems.