Tag Archives: growth

For a stability and wellbeing pact, not more growth

Posted on 17 September, 2018 by The Steady State Manchester team

This letter appeared in the Guardian and in a number of other European newspapers today.  It is signed by people well known in the degrowth/post-growth and steady state community but also by a number of other prominent critical thinkers who … 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 The Steady State Manchester team

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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Good and bad growth?

Posted on 29 September, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

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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What do we mean by post-growth?

Posted on 29 July, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

Our initiative, Steady State Manchester takes its name from the idea of a Steady State Economy that was promoted in the work of North American ecological economists, principally Herman Daly. In our report In Place of Growth, we explore what … Continue reading →

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The question of culture

Posted on 19 July, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

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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Government ignores consultation on duty to have regard to growth

Posted on 10 July, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

We previously alerted followers to the consultation by the UK government on imposing a duty on regulatory bodies so they would have to ‘have regard to economic growth’.  We asked that people make their own responses to this consultation.   The … Continue reading →

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Action call! Consultation Paper on Non-economic Regulators: Duty to Have Regard to Growth

Posted on 1 April, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

Action call! Consultation Paper on Non-economic Regulators: Duty to Have Regard to Growth The unholy alliance of neoliberalism and the pursuit of economic growth. The current Tory led coalition government has been strangling the country with its austerity measures. But, … Continue reading →

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There they go again – growth, airport. GM budget. SSM’s initial response. (now with an update – 20 March, 2013)

Posted on 14 March, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

The first Greater Manchester budget has just appeared.  We need some time to digest it, but having seen the MEN reports (here) and (here) this is yet more orthodox thinking – a mixture of wishful thinking and denial. Here is … Continue reading →

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