Are We Hard-Wired to Think We Can Grow Forever?
Is there an evolutionary mechanism stopping us from living within our planetary constraints? If so, can we overcome it before it is too late?
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The New Economy versus Today’s Flat Earthers
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechMainstream economists base their recommendations on the idea that the Earth is somehow infinite–a notion equally absurd as the idea that the Earth is flat.
The Kingdom of God: A Steady State Economy?
/4 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech discusses a theological basis for a steady state economy.
An Economics Fit for Purpose in a Finite World
/10 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechOur current economic policy goal is not fit for a finite and entropic world. But what would our economic policy goal be in a steady state economy?
Spending on Preventing Climate Wars versus Spending to Secure Sources of Oil
/1 Comment/in Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechTo avoid a fate like the Mayans in Central America and the Polynesians on Easter Island, we will need to move toward a steady state economy–with the help of social scientists and natural scientists.
Building a Local Movement: Transition Winnipeg Embraces the Steady State Economy
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhen individual action is too little, and national policy reform will be too late, community-based movement may be just right.
Transformative Common Sense in Vermont
/2 Comments/in Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechVermont moves to the forefront of a quiet revolution to integrate GPI into social and economic policy.
The Overlooked Anniversary: Forty Years Ago Congress and the President Called for a Steady State Economy
/6 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHow should we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the ESA and the 100 year anniversary of the death of the last passenger pigeon?
Cold War Leftovers
/13 Comments/in Banking, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Governance, Monetary Policy, Politics, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDaly challenges the assertion that a steady-state economy is inherently capitalistic and must be instead be based on a socialist system.
Integrating Ecology and Economics
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhat is the best strategy for incorporating limits to growth into economics?