Why Less is More
Just published! Read my article in the July/Aug 2009 issue of Briarpatch magazine, which discusses the problems of the economic growth imperative with 6 of today’s most visionary and progressive economic thinkers. Here is an excerpt:
As humanity finds itself in the throes of twin crises – the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and an ecological crisis that could threaten the very viability of our civilization – more and more people are grappling with the realization that the human project has somehow gone dreadfully awry. Many now recognize that endless economic growth on a finite planet is a recipe for disaster, yet until recently there has been very little exploration of the alternatives to this growth-at-all-costs system.
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