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Archive for July 5th, 2009
Home Economics
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alternatives, Culture, Economic Crisis on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mark Thoma and the Mainstream
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Economic Debates on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve mentioned in the past, Mark Thoma’s blog Economist’s View was my introduction to the blogosphere. Even today, his blog is the first I look to for links and for commentary. So, of course, I’d like to pile on to the plaudits he’s been receiving these last few days, including being featured in a [...]
The Happy Planet Index
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Development, ecological economics, GDP on July 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The New Economics Foundation, a self-described “think-and-do tank,” has released its report (pdf) of the Happy Planet Index 2.0, which endeavors to measure the ecological efficiency with which countries achieve long and happy lives. Professor Herman Daly, a renowned ecological economist, writes in the foreword,
Economists like the concept of efficiency, and the Happy Planet Index [...]
