The pervasiveness of the growth model, particularly within media sources, can be unsettling. It is important that we seriously explore other economic possibilities. We can begin engaging with some of those alternatives now.
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Post Growth is very pleased to bring you a guest post from Dr Mathis Wackernagel, founder and President of the Global Footprint Network and co-creator of the Ecological Footprint. Many thanks to Mathis and GFN for permission to reproduce this article, adapted from a piece originally produced for Friends of Europe, 28 September 2010. Expanding [...]
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Today is the release of a seminal paper, Enough Is Enough: Ideas for a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources. The result of the first Steady State Economy Conference held in Leeds, UK, this 130 page report not only addresses why we need an alternative to growth, but outlines policies to achieve such an alternative: [...]
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Tim Jackson is a rock-star. At least in the post growth community, in my opinion. He has helped to further an intelligent, deliberate conversation about what we need as people on this planet: a healthy, sustainable, people and planet friendly economy. His book, Prosperity Without Growth, is by far one of the best reads on the subject [...]
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The Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) has released an entertaining animated short called Add It Up that outlines the conflict between economic growth and a finite planet. The animation, produced by film students at the University of Southern California, is available on CASSE’s website and YouTube, as well as here: The [...]
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Here are two lists for the post-growth, steady state economy. The first list is for those of you who haven’t done much reading or are new to the topics. I would suggest reading them for an introduction into steady state concepts and then move on to the more in-depth list. The second list is what [...]
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