Integrating Ecology and Economics
Attempts to integrate economics and ecology have been based on one of three strategies: (1) economic imperialism; (2) ecological reductionism; (3) steady-state subsystem.
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Rewriting Economics – what is taught matters
The rewrite of economics is on the move. Student groups from 30 countries (and rising) recently issued a call for a pluralist approach to teaching economics.
In place of growth, a steady-state economy
A Manchester where all people can thrive without harming the planet? Mark Burton introduces the Steady State Manchester Project…
Dualist Economics
Soddy was considered an outsider and a “monetary crank” by mainstream economists. Nevertheless, his views on money are sound and highly relevant to today’s financial debacle.
Remarks to the World Food Prize Panel: We need to support smallholder farmers
We know that most countries produce more than enough food, even after waste, but many of them still have hungry people.
Growth and Laissez-faire
How do you envision a successful economy without continuous growth?
Twenty (Important ) Concepts I Wasn’t Taught in Business School – Part I
Around 30% of matriculating undergraduate college students today choose a business major, yet ‘doing business’ without knowledge of biology, ecology, and physics entirely misses first principles ~ my too long but also too short summary of the important things I wasn’t taught in business school is below.
Josh Farley: The Foundation for a New Economy
Josh Farley, a professor of Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont was the keynote speaker Friday night in Madison, WI for the dedication of the Farley Center for Peace, Justice, and Sustainability. I caught up with Josh after the talk and asked him to elaborate on the "New Economy", if the human race has time to transition from current over consumption to a modest, sustainable existence.
Village Vancouver – Increasing Economic Literacy
Conventional thinking is that growth is good: Politicians are lauded when they preside over terms experiencing growth, and chided when GDP falls.
The entropy law and the economic process: Review
I am reading Georgescu-Roegen ‘s mighty work and not at the first time of trying. It is a huge, dense and rich tome, rich in the manner of chocolate mousse but similarly hard to take in large quantities.
Nate Hagens: From Wall St. to Ecological Economics
In this interview from the 2013 US Society of Ecological Economics Conference we speak with Nate Hagens about his experience on Wall St. and how it led him to become an ecological economist.
Slumlord Nation
As any businessman can tell you, if your operation can’t afford routine maintenance of its productive assets, your operation is in deep trouble. What you’ve got then isn’t a business plan but a plan to be a parasite.