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Gross Domestic Product

Transformative Common Sense in Vermont

December 15, 2020August 15, 2014 by Eric Zencey

Chances are that when you hear the phrase “Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy,” you don’t immediately think of dramatic change in the established political-economic order…

Categories Economy Tags Genuine Progress Indicator, Gross Domestic Product, limits to growth Leave a comment

GDP: The Infinite Planet Indicator

December 15, 2020June 3, 2014 by Eric Zencey

In economics as in other professions, it takes vision and courage to break with consensus practice.

Categories Energy Tags economic indicators, Gross Domestic Product Leave a comment

It’s time to replace more with better

December 15, 2020October 2, 2013 by Annie Leonard

What if the goal of our economy wasn’t more, but better—better health, better jobs and a better chance to survive on the planet?  Shouldn’t that be what winning means?

Categories Economy Tags Consumerism, Gross Domestic Product Leave a comment

The Brief, Tragic Reign of Consumerism—and the birth of a happy alternative

December 15, 2020July 24, 2013 by Richard Heinberg

You and I consume; we are consumers. The global economy is set up to enable us to do what we innately want to do—buy, use, discard, and buy some more.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Economy Tags Consumerism, Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Happiness 1 Comment

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