Category Archives: education

Economics is for everyone

Posted on 20 June, 2018 by

“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

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

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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