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Do environmentalists and governments hold back sustainable lifestyles?
Tom Levitt and Kara Moses
4th August, 2010
Misguided images of sacrifice may be putting people off living more sustainable lifestyles. But reversing that may require policymakers to start encouraging wider metrics of success and happiness more...
Farmers' markets, coops and repair shops will seed the new economy
Tim Jackson
26th January, 2010
It's called the 'Cinderella economy'. You know it as the local, sustainable businesses that don't make the GDP figures soar, but do provide jobs and glue communities together... more...
Look at 'real wealth' and you'll see we're getting poorer
Dan Box
5th January, 2010
Politicians talk a good green economy, but when it comes down to it, they're still only interested in seeing the GDP figures tick upwards... more...
Sticking with GDP could be the best safeguard for nature
Tom Levitt
20th November, 2009
Although much maligned as a measurement of progress, some believe a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measurement that includes natural capital could be the way forward more...
Sarkozy deserves applause for his stance on growth
Jonathon Porritt
23rd September, 2009
Few people in policy work have nice things to say about the Treasury, especially if you produce reports challenging economic growth. So Sarkozy's recent move on GDP is welcome more...
GDP should be scrapped, says Sarkozy
Ecologist
15th September, 2009
Economic growth is destroying more than it is creating, argues the French president as he calls for a new measure of national wealth more...
Taking account of China’s growth
Pan Yue
29th March, 2007
China boasts the fastest growing economy in the world. But how to calculate this development’s impact on natural resources, on public health and the environment? Pan Yue sets out the case for green GDP accounting more...
Growing pains
Stephan Harding
7th December, 2006
Stephan Harding, coordinator of the MSc in Holistic Science at the Schumacher College, explains why standard economic growth is not the answer, and why personal Tradable Energy Quotas are... more...
Grossly Distorting Perception
Jonathan Rowe
1st February, 2003
Measure for measure, GDP is the world’s hidden accounting scandal, the one that neither governments nor media will touch. Jonathan Rowe asks why we worship such a false idolmore...
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