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No growth, slow growth or green growth?

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Harry Katz

In the February 10, 2020 issue of The New Yorker magazine, journalist John Cassidy has a very interesting article called Can we have prosperity without growth?  (In the print version, the article is titled “Steady State.”) Cassidy surveys a wide spectrum of … Continue reading →

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The Case for Growth: An Interview with Marc Andreessen

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Harry Katz

In my last few posts I’ve been looking into the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability. Can we find a healthy balance between them?  Or are they fundamentally at odds? Well a couple of weeks ago I was listening … Continue reading →

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More From Less

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Harry Katz

More From LessBy Andrew McAfeeScribner, New York, 2019 More From Less is a book about dematerialization Demawhat?  No, it’s not some sort of Star Trek transporter technology. Dematerialization is the phenomenon of producing the same goods from less material and … Continue reading →

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For Whom The Wall Fell

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Harry Katz

On the heels of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, here’s a sobering post from economist Branko Milanovic of the City University of New York.  He tries to determine which countries have successfully transitioned from communism … Continue reading →

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