As humanity faces the reality of exhausting a number of key natural resources, we realize that our economy, which is fundamentally built on the concept of never-ending exponential growth, must drastically change if we are going to live within the confines of a finite planet, Earth. This series of six articles, written by Dave Kane, looks at ecological economics and the idea of a steady state economy that will provide livelihoods while fitting within the footprint of Earth. The series was published in NewsNotes in 2009 and was updated in 2012.
- Part one: A new economics for a full world
- Part two: Uneconomic growth, “illth”
- Part three: Exponential growth
- Part four: Distribution of wealth and allocation of resources
- Part five: Technological progress
- Part six: Public policy reform possibilities
Read the entire series in the PDF attached below.
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