Category Archives: further reading

Is the UK Labour party facing up to a post-growth future?

Posted on 3 February, 2018 by

Following recent short articles on this theme, here is a longer, more analytic treatment. A personal perspective from the author.  Download the full article as a pdf file. Is the UK Labour party facing up to a post-growth future? by … Continue reading →

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The circular economy: is it the solution to resource depletion and pollution?

Posted on 5 October, 2016 by

The main promoter of the circular economy (CE) defines it like this: A circular economy is one that is restorative and regenerative by design, and which aims to keep products, components and materials at their highest utility and value at … Continue reading →

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Trapped in techno-scientism; is this hindering Manchester becoming an eco-city? | Platform

Posted on 20 September, 2014 by

Trapped in techno-scientism; is this hindering Manchester becoming an eco-city? | Platform. This is a provocative and very well written article by Nadine Andrews on the shortcomings of the dominant ideology, and hence strategies, here in Greater Manchester.  It does … Continue reading →

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Money as a social construct and public good

Posted on 21 January, 2014 by

Money as a social construct and public good | British Politics and Policy at LSE. The above is a short link to a short article by Ann Pettifor (one of the New Green Deal authors) which summarises the argument of her … Continue reading →

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Good and bad growth?

Posted on 29 September, 2013 by

Recent discussions in Manchester have led to interest in a possible distinction between good and bad growth. We recently clarified our thinking on the nature of growth and post-growth as follows: “…we know that the economy is too big – … Continue reading →

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#Economics and #climate change

Posted on 4 August, 2013 by

See this short article by Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre, who wrote one of the forewords to In Place of Growth.  http://kevinanderson.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Tyndall-briefing-note-36-economics-CC1.pdf He makes the point that a narrow financial interpretation of risk has dominated orthodox thinking on the … Continue reading →

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The question of culture

Posted on 19 July, 2013 by

In our critique of the dominant approach to prosperity in the city we have emphasised alternative economic perspectives – especially ecological economics (whence the ‘steady  state economy’) and degrowth (decentreing from the pursuit of growth as the central question).  In … Continue reading →

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Socialist Economic Bulletin: The FT, hedgehogs and the scale of the crisis

Posted on 30 May, 2013 by

The FT, hedgehogs and the scale of the crisis. This short article provides an interesting graphic take on the bankruptcy of the orthodox model, and its forecasters.  As we’ve said before – we are in a situation of post-growth already.  … Continue reading →

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