Some economists believe it's time for a new paradigm to govern global progress -- and that our existing one is fundamentally incompatible with sustainability.
Nick, I didn’t read all of the linked articles, but am really glad to see you address the issue of growth. My other favorite quote (along with Ken Boulding’s that is included in one of the readings) is by Edward Abby:
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
I also wanted to mention the book by Paul Gilding, The Great Disruption, which makes the case that we will at some point have to make the difficult transition from a growth economy to a steady-state economy and that the transition will be very difficult. Gilding also gave a TED talk that you can find online.
Nick, I didn’t read all of the linked articles, but am really glad to see you address the issue of growth. My other favorite quote (along with Ken Boulding’s that is included in one of the readings) is by Edward Abby:
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
I also wanted to mention the book by Paul Gilding, The Great Disruption, which makes the case that we will at some point have to make the difficult transition from a growth economy to a steady-state economy and that the transition will be very difficult. Gilding also gave a TED talk that you can find online.
Keep up the good work,
-Alex Wilson