Awakening to a new economics
Niall Briggs, who is currently working on the Plenty programme, explains why a fair and sustainable economy needs to ask some difficult questions about economic growth: Growth seems to be … Continue reading We need to talk about growth
Bishop David Atkinson on the stories we tell about humanity and the natural world, an excerpt from the paper Climate and the Gospel. Atkinson’s latest book, Hope Rediscovered, is out … Continue reading The stories we tell ourselves
Hilary Blake, Development Officer for Joy in Enough, considers how our acceptance of limits depends on relationships and trust: In May I went with my family to the Lake District … Continue reading Learning to live with limits
A book review and reflection on how we consume, by Julia Kendal. Julia is a social justice advocate for the international development agency, Tearfund. She is also a writer, a regular … Continue reading Bread, Wine, Chocolate
Better Than Growth was a report published by the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2010. It describes eight areas of focus for a delivering a ‘better than growth’ economy. It’s a useful … Continue reading Better than growth – new goals for a grown-up economy
The Club of Rome is best known for its 1972 report The Limits to Growth. It has not sustained the high profile that it had in the wake of that … Continue reading Come on! A new report from the Club of Rome
‘We need more economists.’ How often have I heard that statement in various JiE discussions, at our College workshops and elsewhere? Sir Ghillian Prance and Tim Cooper have said it, … Continue reading Expertise needed in Joy in Enough
A creative writing piece by Tanya Jones. I wake to the sound of the rain filtering into the greywater tank. I love that sound. Or maybe I just love thinking … Continue reading Girl: 2068
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