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Economics for a Full World

December 15, 2020June 18, 2015 by Herman Daly

Because of the exponential economic growth since World War II, we now live in a full world, but we still behave as if it were empty, with ample space and resources for the indefinite future.

Categories Economy Tags ecological economics, full world, limits to growth, steady-state economy Leave a comment

Cold War leftovers

December 15, 2020July 30, 2014 by Herman Daly

One should be grateful to one’s critics–it is much better to be criticized than ignored.

Categories Economy Tags capitalism, full world, limits to growth, socialism, steady-state economy Leave a comment

Freedom in a full world

December 15, 2020July 6, 2014 by Kurt Cobb

We are now living in a "full world." How must our ideas about human freedom change so that we can adapt and thrive?

Categories Environment Tags climate change, freedom, full world, Herman Daly Leave a comment

Is “the environment” now obsolete?

December 15, 2020January 19, 2014 by Kurt Cobb
If we are indeed already in the Anthropocene, then "the environment" cannot be "out there." The advent of the Anthropocene has wiped out the distinction between human history and natural history.
Categories Environment Tags Anthropocene, carbon cycle, climate change, full world, Herman Daly, Overshoot Leave a comment

A question of scarcity

December 15, 2020October 22, 2013 by Andrew Fanning

The perceived battle between unlimited wants and limited means forces us to make tough choices about how to manage scarce resources.

Categories Economy Tags finite resources, full world, steady-state economics Leave a comment

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