Growth versus development (Herman Daly)
In part 1: Ecological Economist Herman Daly gives an answer to the question: “What is the distinction between economic and
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Civil society, fragmentation and the role of universities (Manfred Max-Neef)
Manfred Max-Neef is a Chilean economist who focussed on ‘development alternatives’. After teaching economics at Berkeley in the 1960s, he
Read moreThe Network of Global Corporate Control (Vitali, Glattfelder & Battiston)
According to this study, 737 Trans-National Corporations (TNCs) control 80 per cent of the global economy. This includes a ‘super
Read moreThe cat chasing its tail (Me)
There is evidence that economic growth in the last 50 years is positively correlated with: – increasing inequity (based on UN
Read moreThe top 1% (Fault Lines)
According to this Al Jazeera news report, the richest one per cent of Americans earn nearly a quarter of the
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