Apr 9, 2020
Coronavirus has brought the economies of the world to a grinding halt. The world is (almost) universally mourning the recession – almost. There is a small, but rising chorus of hopeful speculation that the increasingly apparent deficiencies of our growth-obsessed economic system make it ripe for this crisis to shock it onto a more sustainable path.
We invited Brian Czech, executive director
of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
(CASSE) to explain how this recession is “setting up a brighter
future for the generations to come.” Our “suicidal obsession with
economic growth has caused us to make some bad deals. What happens
at the end of the recession is what really matters. Have we learned
enough about the shortcomings of GDP growth on a full planet to NOT
climb right back on that horse?
LINKS:
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE)
Shoveling Fuel for a Runaway Train by Brian Czech
Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution by Brian Czech
The Silver Lining of the COVID-Caused Recession – by Brian Czech
How To Avert Economic Catastrophe: Ideas From 5 Top Economists (NPR)
Herman Daly and Kate Raworth on
Pandemic-Resistant Economies
Facebook Live Event hosted
by Andrew Revkin
An Act of Congress for the Steady-State Timeline
Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act (1978)
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