Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
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Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
The key to wellbeing, therefore, is a combination of objectives—not just the pursuit of wealth, but the combination of prosperity, lower levels of inequality, and environmental sustainability. The triple bottom line of economic, social, and environmental objectives is the concept of sustainable development. It must be the essential vision for our t
... See moreJeffrey D. Sachs • The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions
- Globalization defines wealth in terms of monetary measures, discuss what an alternative definition of wealth might be.
- If growth is the indicator for economic health what would the indicator(s) be for an alternative economic system?
Designing for Transitions – Transition Design Seminar CMU
This answer is no longer broadly resonant, or even acceptable as a go-forward baseline in the circles that run Western civilization (ref The Davos Agenda). It’s clear that pursuit of maximal human dominance has led to widespread, intractable and potentially irreversibly negative impact on “the planet”, by which we generally mean those planetary eco... See more
Medium • Humanity, the Ecosystem
From this point on, growth was not just good, but the primary aim of political and social systems. We all know now where that has taken us, but some saw it early, including the economist and retail analyst Victor Lebow in 1955: Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of
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