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Money as a social construct and public good
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
Posted in Banking, economics, further reading, Money system
Tagged banking, economy, LinkedIn, money
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Local authority banks – the door is open! | NewStart
See this: Local authority banks – the door is open! | NewStart. New municipal banks: what do you say Manchester and neighbours? also see How to set up a local bank.
Posted in Banking, Money system
Tagged banking, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, LinkedIn, money
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Good and bad growth?
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
Posted in economics, further reading, In Place of Growth, key concepts, rebound effect, theory
Tagged bad growth, economic growth, economy, good growth, growth, LinkedIn, post-growth, steady state economy
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Steady State Manchester discussion paper on transport infrastructure #HS2
Investing in Transport Infrastructure: Notes from Steady State Manchester. read it here: transport paper SSM Sept 2013 In recent weeks and months there has been much debate about the UK government’s plan to build a high speed railway from London … Continue reading
Can the Train Take the Strain? Sustainable Inter-Regional Travel
Sustainable Inter-Regional Travel – Can the Train Take the Strain? UPDATE: SSM discussion paper on investing in transport infrastructure. Now available HERE A discussion paper by Dominic McCann Click here for the report: Long Distance and Inter-Regional Travel final (second … Continue reading
Posted in economics, transport
Tagged aviation, de-carbonisation, Dominic McCann, HS2, LinkedIn, modal shift, rail, re-localisation, steady state economy, transport
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The question of culture
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
Posted in further reading, theory
Tagged culture, economy, growth, Irwell Group, LinkedIn, Mark Burton
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Action call! Consultation Paper on Non-economic Regulators: Duty to Have Regard to Growth
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
Posted in lock-in, news
Tagged action calls, Central government, Duty to Have Regard to Growth, growth, LinkedIn, regulation
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The Limits to Social Democracy
Last summer #Compass, the centre-left pressure group, held a competition for essays that identified the “elephants left in the room”. “We all know there are issues the left find it hard to talk about – immigration, crime and punishment, why … Continue reading
Posted in economics, In Place of Growth, theory
Tagged Compass, economy, green growth, growth, LinkedIn, Mark Burton, steady state economy
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