Category Archives: education

Organizing degrowth – A talk at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting

Posted on 25 August, 2021 by James Scott Vandeventer

Steady State Manchester collective member James Scott Vandeventer was recently invited to speak on a panel at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. The following piece is adapted from this talk, which was based on his paper ‘Organizing degrowth: The … Continue reading →

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Economics is for everyone

Posted on 20 June, 2018 by The Steady State Manchester team

“In Manchester, groundbreaking economics courses are giving locals the means to challenge some of society’s received wisdom – for free.” Another article in  Aditya Chakrabortty’s Guardian series “The Alternatives”.  This time we can’t claim any involvement (though one of SSM’s … Continue reading →

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‘How can education help to shape a Steady State culture? A Discussion Paper’

Posted on 18 November, 2015 by judith515

We are delighted that SSM has inspired Susan Brown to write: ‘How can education help to shape a Steady State culture? A Discussion Paper’. We highly recommend that supporters read it. Below, and in more detail in the summary at … Continue reading →

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Paradigms and economics

Posted on 18 June, 2014 by The Steady State Manchester team

A personal view. I’m at the New Economics Foundation Summer School at present.  It is providing a useful overview of the dominance of neoliberalism and its ‘colleague discipline’, neoclassical economics, and on some of the alternatives.  It has also assembled … Continue reading →

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