Economics and the end of growth – headlines
•Occupy Wall Street activists buy $15m of Americans’ personal debt •A Permanent Slump? •To tackle pollution, China to drop pursuit of growth at all costs
end of growth
Who knew that Seoul was a leader in the sharing economy?
Did you know that Seoul, South Korea is one of the world’s key sites for post-growth economic re-development? No? Neither did I, until I saw for myself.
The Five Dumbest Things You’ll Hear About Sustainability
This one’s about dumb, dumber, and dumbest, plus two intermediate levels for good measure. Ready for the inglorious countdown?
Alternative economics and the end of growth – headlines
•The Village Against the World •Post Carbon Institute Calls on Environmentalists to Embrace Post-Growth Economics •When Wealth Disappears •A Corporate Coup in Disguise
The One Option Left
The recent round of gridlock in Washington DC may seem worlds away from the mythological visions and spiritual perspectives that have been central to this blog over the last few months. Still, there’s a direct connection.
An interview with Paul Hawken: “We choose a path of regeneration”
Growth itself isn’t the problem, it’s what’s growing and how prosperity is measured.
The Puerto Rico Report
Puerto Rico’s economy and population are shrinking and the island depends entirely on imported energy sources…maybe these facts made my official audience more receptive than most I’ve encountered.
An interview with Nafeez Ahmed: “This is an unprecedented opportunity”
One of the most illuminating voices in the British media at the moment is Nafeez Ahmed, who has been regularly writing about peak oil, climate change, geopolitics and how they all overlap…
The Promise of the Commons
Bollier attributes the lack of awareness of the commons in the U.S. in part to our commercial media and political culture.
Getting to the Root of the Problem
Farmland LP is a business born from the “uh-oh moment.” The uh-oh moment arrives when you comprehend just how unsustainable modern society has become.
Countering the EcoPessimist
According to New York Magazine and economist Robert Gordon, the good times are over.
A Post-Growth Economy in France?
I’ve recently returned from France’s first high-level “beyond growth” event, entitled An Innovative Society for the 21st Century.