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Sunday, 5 September 2010

Endorsing the CASSE position on economic growth

I have just signed the CASSE (Center for the advancement of the steady state economy) position on economic growth, as the 6000th or so person who has done so since the statement was launched in 2004. Among the other individuals who have signed the position you'll find Jane Goodall, David Mech, Vandana Shiva and E.O. Wilson (full list here).





5) Economic growth has been a primary, perennial goal of many societies and most governments, and;

6) Based upon established principles of physics and ecology, there is a limit to economic growth, and;

7) There is increasing evidence that global economic growth is having negative effects on long-term ecological and economic welfare…

Therefore, we take the position that:









1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Morten,

Thanks for signing and posting the CASSE position. I notice that we're getting more signatures from your part of the world in the last few days. You and your readers might also be interested in following The Daly News . We post an outstanding and original essay at the top of each week.

Rob Dietz, exec. dir. of CASSE