Tag Archives: viable economy

The Viable Economy … and Viable Finance

Posted on 1 May, 2018 by The Steady State Manchester team

The Viable Economy – and Viable Finance Mark H Burton and Mike Riddell. pdf version (not updated) updated, 10 May, 13 December, 2018. It is all too clear that our economy is precarious, economically, socially and ecologically. Steady State Manchester promotes … Continue reading →

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Why do people move? Implications for a Viable Economy.

Posted on 8 December, 2017 by The Steady State Manchester team

Why do people move, or not move? What impacts does moving have on places that people move to? What about the impacts on places that people have left behind? These were some of the questions we discussed at Steady State … Continue reading →

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Policies, policies, but are they any good?

Posted on 19 July, 2017 by The Steady State Manchester team

Earlier this year we published our paper: Policies for the City Region. How does what we are proposing differ from what others are saying? Where do we agree with others proposing alternative approaches to the ones that have dominated our … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about the elections

Posted on 9 June, 2017 by The Steady State Manchester team

Let’s talk about the elections! Wednesday 14th June 6.30-8pm Lounge at Manchester Methodist Hall Central Buildings, Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JQ We’ve now had both the Greater Manchester Mayoral election and the General Election. Together these define a new context … Continue reading →

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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 7, Finance and distribution.

Posted on 5 June, 2017 by The Steady State Manchester team

We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this  installment we focus on money and exchange, again suggesting ways in which we, in our region, can improve the investments are made and value circulates.  A … Continue reading →

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Unpacking how community business could make Greater Manchester’s economy more viable

Posted on 29 May, 2017 by waymarkingthesketchbook

May’s Café Conversation was held on 17.5.17 at Methodist Hall, Manchester. 15 people took part in a highly engaged, enthusiastic, structured discussion as part of Steady State Manchester (SSM) working on its journey on how to practically envision a shift … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 24 May, 2017 by The Steady State Manchester team

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 →

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Check the party policies with our Viable Economy tool!

Posted on 9 May, 2017 by The Steady State Manchester team

Bemused by the many promises on offer from the political parties?  One way to evaluate them is against our “policy checker” based on our Viable Economy framework. We want to live in a world that is viable, rather than one … Continue reading →

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