This is a vital signal for anyone concerned with economic justice, democracy and the rule of laws of-for-by democratically determined societies. “TNCs have become a defining feature of the interconnected planet of people and nature, with humans as a hyper-dominant species in the biosphere affecting global patterns of ecological change.” A small group of super-powerful […]
Degrowth: a theory of radical abundance
The Lauderdale Paradox first articulated by James Maitland holds that an increase in “private riches” is achieved bychoking off “public wealth”. This is done not only in order to acquire free value from the commons but also, I argue, in order to create an “artificial scarcity” that generates pressuresfor competitive productivity. Degrowth seeks to invert […]
Our humanity needs to develop at the same speed as our technology
In the future of economics, one of the key defining criteria has to be that the incentive of every agent in the living system, at least in theory, has to be aligned with the well-being of every other agent, every other person and every other living thing. The way we view working life is influenced […]
Is the Modern Mass Extinction Overrated?
We are ignoring the gains that balance the losses. If you want to measure how the state of the world is changing, and that’s a valuable thing to do, you need some kind of reference point. It’s natural we take some past point and monitor things into the future. But when you reference back to […]
Something More Important than $?
New Zealand Ditches GDP For Happiness And Wellbeing James Ellsmoor Contributor Forbes This Index would help governments use their budgets with the aim to increase the welfare of its citizens instead of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product New Zealand’s change in policy represents a shift that economists have long theorized could be a more effective […]