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Category Archives: Society
Circulation and Circularity
I was really cheered to see a comment on my post about the need to understand the economy as a complex system, pulling me up for not mentioning the limitations of a Keynesian approach in an era of ecological crisis. I covered this point in my earlier post ‘A green paradox of thrift’, but I am still encouraged to know that the no-growth position is now so established that people are reminding me about it!
Tagged Circular Economy, economics, society
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Recycling on the US–Mexico border
The United States (US)–Mexico border is one of few places in the world where a developed country has a common border with a developing country. The US economy is 25 times larger than Mexico’s and US income per capita is nearly 10 times that of Mexico, according to the World Bank.
It’s the System, Stupid!
So the Eurozone is on the brink of slipping back into Recession. The latest growth figures indicate the growing inequality that the single currency is causing between Europe’s countries.
Tagged Economic System, economics, Eurozone, Recession
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What’s “Rio+20″ and Why Should We Care?
For those of us working in ecological and economic sustainability, Rio+20 is a big deal, and in our circles, just about everyone knows about it. Yet we have to wonder, what proportion of the general public has even heard of Rio+20, much less knows what it is?
Tagged economics, Environment, Events, RIO+20
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A Difficult Path to Sustainable Employment
When most people consider sustainability, they think of environmental sustainability, not the elements of a sustainable society, including fair access to jobs for all. As a global society, we are obsessed with growth and increasing production.
Tagged Jobs, society, unemployment
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Man who Makes his own Underpants Strikes Again
Those of you who enjoyed John-Paul Flintoff’s Through the Eye of a Needle will be pleased to hear of his involvement in a new project to inspire and empower us all. I suppose we should not be surprised to learn that John-Paul’s new endeavour has been inspired, at least in part, by Tolstoy.
Tagged Literature, society, sustainability
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Shopper’s Addiction Now Almost “Official”
I have been arguing for a long time that consumption patterns in the US show signs of addiction. So do uses of technology beyond playing games on iPhones and iPads. The mindless use of technological artifacts to solve “problems” may also be a form of addiction. The “problem,” some incomplete concern, remains while the superficial symptoms may be temporarily mitigated or disappeared
The Circular Economy
This is a video about the circular economy. It explores how through a change in perspective we can re-design the way our economy works – designing products that can be ‘made to be made again’ and powering the system with renewable energy. It questions whether with creativity and innovation we can build a restorative economy.
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