Category Archives: key concepts

We need to end growth dependency, but how?

Posted on 23 February, 2018 by

Monetary reform would make at best a minor contribution to the task1.  Mark H Burton2 Summary There is increasing recognition that endless economic “growth” is neither possible on a finite planet nor a desirable policy aim in social and economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Banking, degrowth, economics, investments and finance, key concepts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Practical degrowth for Labour

Posted on 19 December, 2017 by

The article below is a slightly longer version of the piece published on the SERA (Labour Environment Campaign) website on 17 December, 2017.  See also this piece, also by Mark, which was  carried on the Left Foot Forward website, in … Continue reading →

Posted in degrowth, economics, environment, key concepts, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Community wealth building: resources for a new dawn or for a better collapse?

Posted on 12 November, 2017 by

This post has also been published as “Launch: Community Wealth Building” on the Stir to Action blog. I attended a launch event for the new issue of Stir magazine. In case you don’t know it, Stir is a great source for thinking and … Continue reading →

Posted in community, economics, environment, event reports, key concepts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What’s gender go to do with the viable economy?

Posted on 2 August, 2017 by

A small, thoughtful group met in Manchester City Centre to consider some of the key features of Steady State Manchester’s flagship policy proposals, the Viable Economy on a sunny summer’s night. We talked about the gender implications of the different … Continue reading →

Posted in Greater Manchester, key concepts, Viable Economy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 6, radical economic localisation

Posted on 24 May, 2017 by

We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this  installment we explore the idea of “Economic Localisation” something that certainly distinguishes our approach from that of others suggesting policies for the city region.  And there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Greater Manchester City Region, key concepts, Policies for the City Region | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Living within limits to Growth: How?

Posted on 8 May, 2017 by

Living within limits to Growth – how do we do it? Talk given by Mark H Burton, Steady State Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 May, 2017. Here are the notes and illustrations used in this talk.  It covers the following … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, degrowth, economics, environment, key concepts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Universal Basic Income: Is it the only cornerstone of a just society?

Posted on 15 March, 2017 by

Read this as a pdf Carolyn Kagan Steady State Manchester The momentum in favour of universal basic income is gathering. John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, recently announced the Labour Party was establishing a working group to investigate … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, event reports, key concepts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Universal Basic Income: The Cornerstone of a Just Society?

Posted on 28 February, 2017 by

On a cold January day, the room of about 60 people was buzzing towards the end of Karl Widerquist’s talk on Universal Basic Income: The Cornerstone of a Just Society at the SSM/MMU event on January 30th 2017. Later that … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, event reports, key concepts | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments