Sure, it's becoming easier for people to appreciate the pitfalls of growth capitalism, but is there any other viable option ready to step in? I see the lack of economic savvy as the weak link in the sustainability revolution. How do we organize markets without growth? Is there an economic arm to this movement?
-- Katie Q-J Margaret McCasland wrote: > ekos: Greek for "house;" root of both "economy" and "ecology" > > My new "Good Housekeeping" mantra: "What's good for America (and > Earth) is good for General Motors." > > FYI, if you're too young too remember, a rewording of: "What's good > for GM is good for America," an iconic misquote. See discussion below, > from a blog which is an interesting in and of itself: > > > http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/writing/newsrls/12-02-05a.htm > For decades, GM symbolized the U.S. economy. In the 1950s, GM > President Charles Wilson was reported to have said, "What's good for > GM is good for America." Although his actual statement was "…what was > good for the country was good for GM, and vice-versa", the point is > that the auto industry was one of the largest and most successful > economic entities in the country. Almost 10 percent of the national > economy was directly or indirectly tied to the auto industry, and > American-made cars were the standard around the world. . . . > > > NOTE: I find the balloon analogy interesting, because another possible > balloon-based-vision is of a "constant growth model" simply > exploding. Earth needs an economic model--a Good Housekeeping > approach-- that is NOT based on constant growth. --Margaret > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please > visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > -- _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
