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Ecological Economics

Supply Shock Reveals a Serious Problem: Economic Growth

Mike Sandler | Posted 05.15.2013 | Books
Read More: Book Reviews, Steady State Economy, Supply Shock, Ecological Economics, Brian Czech, Books News
Mike Sandler

Economic growth is the real third rail of American politics. Question it and you are immediately branded an outsider (or even a Marxist). Who doesn't want a rising tide that lifts all boats? Well, this is a good question to ask, and author Brian Czech bravely asks it, and many others.

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Supply Shock: The Journey

Brian Czech | Posted 05.07.2013 | Books
Read More: Origins of Money, Economic Growth Theory, Economic History, Ecosystem Services, Natural Capital, Ecology and the Environment, Economic Growth, Steady State Economics, Sustainability, Political Economy, Ecological Economics, Neoclassical Economics, Macroeconomics, Books News
Brian Czech

Writing a book is like going on a journey. You explore the terrain, make discoveries, meet interesting people, and maybe learn a new language. The longer the book-writing, the longer the journey.

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Facing Up to a Finite Planet

Phillip A. Ortiz, Ph.D. | Posted 02.10.2013 | Green
Read More: Greening Vermont: The Search for a Sustainable State, Sustainability, Finite Planet Economic System, The Other Road to Serfdom and the Path to Sustainable Democracy, Ecological Economics, Finite Planet Economic Principles, Finite Planet Economics, Sustainable Economy, Eric Zencey, Green News
Phillip A. Ortiz, Ph.D.

Eric Zencey went to graduate school 30 years ago with three big questions: "What have we done to the planet? What were we thinking? And what should we be thinking instead?" What we were thinking, he says, is bad economic theory -- and that's what he's been working to change.

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Capsized by the Rising Tide

Paul O'Brien | Posted 03.25.2012 | Impact
Read More: Trickle Down Economics, Ecological Economics, Pollution, Inequality, Global Emissions, Global Inequality, Impact News
Paul O'Brien

The world doesn't need to stop growing in order to avoid inequality and protect the planet. Rather, smart policy choices can mean that more people can reap the benefits of growth, and for the long run.

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The "Super Committee" That's Not Meeting This Week

Robert Walker | Posted 01.16.2012 | Green
Read More: Population, Ecological Issues, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability, Food, Rio+20, Ecological Economics, Super Committee, Green News
Robert Walker

In all probability, there will never be anything close to a global "super committee" to resolve our ecological debt crisis. We will have to rely upon a loosely-knit international framework to ward off any kind of ecological collapse. Let's hope it's enough.

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President Obama's (Hoped For) "Amaze Speech"

Brian Czech | Posted 10.08.2011 | Politics
Read More: Debt Ceiling, Population Growth, Steady State Economy, Unemployment, Deficit Spending, Monetary Policy, Jobs, Sustainability Science, Economic Growth, Ecological Economics, Macroeconomic Policy, Barack Obama, Fiscal Policy, Politics News
Brian Czech

Fellow Americans, this evening I have a special message for you. It's an unprecedented and surprising message, but ultimately it will resonate with yo...

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No Balanced Budget Without Independence From Wall Street

Keith Harrington | Posted 09.23.2011 | Business
Read More: Balanced Budget, Debt Ceiling, David Korten, Financial Reform, Economic Crisis, Institute for Policy Studies, Steady State Economics, Ponzi Scheme, Ecological Economics, Federal Reserve, Banking Industry, Phantom Wealth, National Debt, Gdp, Wall Street, Grassroots Advocacy, Debt Spending, Economic Growth, Business News
Keith Harrington

"We need to balance the budget in order to grow the economy." In the midst of the federal budget debt ceiling food fight, this may be one of the only ideas both political parties can more or less agree on.

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Infinite Wealth for All

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Bio-Capital, Synergy, Cybernetics, Human Scale, Resilient Earth, Diet, Imagination, Integrity, Seven Generations, Holistic Thinking, Ecosystem, Ecological Economics, Cyber-Intelligence, Books News
Robert David Steele

Last week, in the aftermath of the No Labels debacle, I focused on the Diversity of Voices & Values, while standing to salute Tom Atlee's proposition ...

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8 Populations, 4 Methods

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Budget, Design, Bio-Mimicy, Democracy, Ecological Economics, Policy, China, Wild Cards, Brazil, Iran, Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Indonesia, Venezuela, Demography, Russia, India, True Cost, Virtual Cabient, Politics News
Robert David Steele

Minister-Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore has said that demography, not democracy, is the defining element of the future, and I agree with him. This ...

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What's Right with America? Let Me List the Books

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Leadership, Global Game, Whole System, Reflective Practice, Stabilization, Decision-Support, Self-Determination, Web of Knowledge, Secession, Community, Collective Intelligence, Innovtion, Future, World Brain, Integrity, Peace, World Mind, Civilization, Culture, Voices, History, Global Brain, Liberty, Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Natural Capitalism, Values, Bio-Economics, Africa, Analysis, Freedom, Epoch B, Deliberative Dialog, Clarity, Systemic Inquiry, Technology, Common Wealth, Reconciliation, Strategy, Goodness, Bio-Mimicry, Social Capitalism, Reconstruction, Human Scale, Ecological Economics, Compassion, Conscious Evolution, Evolutionary Activism, Web 2.0, Atlases, Philosophy Priorities, Information, Health, Web 4.0, Integral Consciousness, Cosmos, Diversity, China, Truth, Universe, Politics News
Robert David Steele

I became the #1 Amazon reviewer for non-fiction [or 32/216 overall including movies, software, and fiction) quite by accident, loading 300 reviews fr...

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Mea Culpa! The Fallacy of Zombie Economics Revealed

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Piracy, Ecological Economics, Obesity, Oil Spill, Zombie Economy, Economy, Business News
Rebekah and Stephen Hren

We're coming upon the secret formula for infinite growth: things that cannot be traded have no value! This is because they're priceless, and something with no price has no economic value.

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Obama, Please Don't Hire Any More Dunderhead Economists!

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Regenerative Economics, Ecological Economics, Larry Summers, Economy, Financial Crisis, Obama Economy, Obama's Economic Team, Business News
Rebekah and Stephen Hren

We must restructure the foundation of our economy from one of consumption and convenience to one of regeneration and maintenance.

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