When all parties want ‘an economy that works’, you know neoliberalism is...
Privatised gain and socialised loss is the defining story of capitalism over the last decades. Free-market economics has undermined the fabric of society and left millions behind – and manifestos...
View ArticleWohlstand ohne Wachstum – Das Update | Prosperity Without Growth 2e now in...
The second edition of Prosperity Without Growth is now translated into German. The launch event, organised by the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, was held in July 2017 in Berlin. Wohlstand ohne Wachstum -...
View ArticleThe future of jobs: is decent work for all a pipe dream? | The Guardian
Rapid developments in technology and unpredictable economies are destabilising employment as we know it. What are the possible solutions? Rapid developments in technology and unpredictable economies...
View ArticleBroken promises—the engine of consumerism
Does consumerism thrive on our discontentment? Tim Jackson argues yes, the success of consumer society lies not in meeting our needs but in its spectacular ability to repeatedly disappoint us. This may...
View ArticleShould We Endure Rising Instability And A Deeply Unequal World, Or Build A...
Remember trickle-down theory? It’s the rose-tinted notion that economic growth is the only way to bring poor people out of poverty and reduce the inequality that divides society and undermines...
View ArticleESRC blog: The case for sustainable prosperity
:: Why did you pursue an academic career? :: I am an ‘accidental academic’, starting my professional life working on a voluntary (and then freelance) basis doing research for environmental...
View ArticleThe Mindful Consumer | Paper
This paper forms part of the exploration of the topic of consumption and wellbeing, in which earlier consultation and deliberation identified a key question of how societies might reduce or replace the...
View ArticleMateriality and spiritually in Marx, Darwin and Malthus
I am not quite sure why discussions about Marx elicit such eloquence, but they invariably do. Perhaps it is because, at its best, Marx’s own writing had the same quality. At any rate, John Bellamy...
View ArticleForging an economy fit for the future
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View ArticleTowards a sustainable prosperity
Prosperity matters. A prosperous society is concerned not only with income and financial wealth, but also with the health and wellbeing of its citizens, with their access to good quality education, and...
View ArticleDesign for life: a commentary on Peter Sterling’s ‘why we consume’
Having spent a delightful half hour stimulating my pleasure circuits with Peter Sterling’s addictively insightful essay—and a further (slightly less delightful) two hours trying to free up some mapping...
View ArticleLimits Revisited
To coincide with the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group on Limits to Growth, Tim Jackson discusses the continuing relevance of the Club of Rome's groundbreaking report in today's context and...
View ArticleAn economy that works
Prosperity isn’t just about earning more and having more, it consists in our ability to participate meaningfully in the life of society. A vital element, Tim Jackson argues, that has gone missing for...
View ArticleInvesting in the economy of tomorrow
Savings and investment represent a fundamentally prudential aspect of human behaviour. They embody a commitment to a shared future. In this blog, Tim Jackson looks at what tomorrow’s economy will be...
View ArticleHow to kick the growth addiction | Tim Jackson in conversation with Allen White
Endless economic growth, long the rallying cry of the conventional paradigm, endangers our future. Ecological economist Tim Jackson, CUSP Director and author of Prosperity Without Growth, explores the...
View ArticleETUI | Prosperity without Growth – Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow
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View Article10th anniversary | Sustainable Development at University of St Andrews
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View ArticleSocial Limits to Growth — Lessons for a post-crash economy
On 13 November 2017, the APPG on Limits to Growth hosted an evening debate at the House of Commons, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publication of Social Limits to Growth by Fred Hirsch....
View Article‘Everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile’
Fifty years to the day after Robert Kennedy’s historic speech on the limitations of the GDP at the University of Kansas in March 1968, Tim Jackson reflects on the failings of measurement and vision...
View ArticleSystem Error, D 2017 | Documentary w Tim Jackson, investigating the paradigm...
Why are we so obsessed with economic growth, knowing that it has devastating effects on our finite planet (and ultimately us)? The new documentary by Florian Opitz is looking for answers to this...
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