By Brian Czech, Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy
At this point in history, war is inevitable as long as nations are determined to grow their economies. Economic growth starts at the trophic base; that is, with agricultural surplus. In other words, a bigger economy requires more lebensraum.
By Brian Czech, CASSE
Students and scholars of steady-state economics must have noticed, by now, that the Degrowth movement in Europe has attained far more traction than the steady-state movement has in the USA (or anywhere).
By Brian Czech, CASSE
COVID-19 has done in a deadly way what steady-state economists would prescribe in a healthy way: putting the brakes on a runaway economy. In fact, the pandemic has slammed on the brakes and jammed the GDP gearstick into reverse.
By Anitra Nelson, Brian Coffey, The Conversation
As environmental crises and the urgency to create ecological sustainability escalate, so does the importance of ecological economics. This applied, solutions-based field of studies is concerned with sustainability and development, rather than efficiency and growth.
By Herman Daly, Local Futures
We believe that growth is the costless, win-win solution to all problems, or at least the necessary precondition for any solution. This is growthism.
By Herman Daly, The Great Transition
Ecosocialism aspires to be egalitarian and ecologically sustainable. But nothing is said in this essay about proper limits to the range of inequality in the distribution of income and wealth.
By Brian Czech, The Daly News
Right now, due to the bipartisan obsession with economic growth, Democrats look like losers at the GDP racetrack, racist sentiments are fair game again, and the rapacious pursuit of growth is liquidating the environment. Democrats, racial minorities, and environmentalists can pine independently, “Woe is me.”
By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Joshua Farley, Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute
As our energy sources change, our economy will likely evolve and adapt—perhaps in surprising ways.
By Rob Dietz, Resilience.org
As economic growth threatens climate stability, biodiversity, planetary geochemical flows, and ecosystem health, humanity is creating a bottleneck for itself.
By Samuel Alexander, The Simplicity Collective
Our high priests now take the peculiar form of neoclassical economists, bankers, and national treasurers.
By Robert A. Herendeen, The Daly News
I envision fulfilling, challenging, joyful lives within environmental constraints, but I can’t imagine that happening without societal signals to reinforce consistent behavior.
By Herman Daly, The Daly News
Many people think that advocating a steady-state economy is like wishing for a miracle. I understand their reasoning and take their point—in the present era of growthism it does seem rather like advocating a miracle.