Confronting inequality in a post-growth world – Basic income, factor...
Piketty argued that slow growth rates inevitably lead to rising inequality. If true, this hypothesis would pose serious challenges for a ‘post-growth’ society. If true, this hypothesis would pose...
View ArticleConfronting inequality: basic income and the right to work
Ten years after the financial crisis, inequality in advanced economies is still rising. Tim Jackson presents the findings of a new CUSP working paper to explore potential solutions. The post...
View Article‘Secular stagnation’ meets the ‘GDP fetish’
Tim Jackson introduces his new CUSP working paper ‘The Post-Growth Challenge’, in which he discusses the state of advanced economies ten years after the crisis. Our attempts to prop up an ailing...
View ArticleThe Post-Growth Challenge — Secular Stagnation, Inequality and the Limits to...
Sluggish recovery in the wake of the financial crisis has revived discussion of a ‘secular stagnation’. These conditions have been blamed for rising inequality and political instability. Tim Jackson...
View ArticleThe Future Of Work — Lessons from the History of Utopian Thought | CUSP...
This paper aims to contribute towards the development of a political economy of work fit for purpose in a world of social and environmental limits. In order to get beyond today’s dominant conceptions...
View ArticleUnderstanding the ‘New Normal’—The Challenge of Secular Stagnation | Policy...
This first in a series of briefing papers on building An Economy That Works explores the underlying phenomenon of ‘secular stagnation’ – a long-term decline in the rate of growth of the Gross Domestic...
View ArticleLowGrow SFC: An ecological macroeconomic simulation model
System dynamics model by Tim Jackson and Peter Victor, developing sustainable prosperity scenarios for the Canadian economy out to 2067 The post LowGrow SFC: An ecological macroeconomic simulation...
View ArticleEscaping the Iron Cage of Consumerism
Our systematic failure to address existential anxiety robs society of meaning and blinds us to the suffering of others; to persistent poverty; to the extinction of species; to the health of global...
View ArticleThe Dilemma of Growth | Panel debate w Tim Jackson and David Folkerts-Landau
As part of the 2018 ZEIT Wirtschaftsforum, Tim Jackson and David Folkerts-Landau (Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank) were invited for a debate on the dilemma of growth, the relevance of GDP growth for...
View ArticleHow the light gets in—The science behind growth scepticism
The Entropy Law still matters. CUSP director Tim Jackson responds to Michael Liebreich’s essay on the ‘The secret of eternal growth’. (This blog first appeared on the CUSP website, 4 November 2018.)...
View ArticleBeyond Redistribution—Confronting inequality in an era of low growth | Policy...
The second in the series of briefing papers on building An Economy That Works explores inequality in the UK. It examines the evidence for rising inequality over the last fifty years, estimates the...
View ArticleThe Burning Question | BBC World Service Debate w Tim Jackson and Michael...
In Autumn 2018, CUSP Director Tim Jackson responded to an essay by Michael Liebreich, sparking a month-long debate on social media. BBC Business Daily brought Tim and Michael together to discuss the...
View ArticleBeyond the choke hold of growth: post-growth or radical degrowth?—Tim Jackson...
The 2018 Post-Growth conference at the European Parliament marked a milestone in the history of the post-growth debate. In this interview, Riccardo Mastini discusses the possibilities and challenges...
View ArticleManaging a Post-Growth Economy: Circularity, Productivity and Inequality
“The circular economy is a very good idea, but it is a better idea when it is placed in the context of delivering prosperity, rather than aimed at increasing growth.” A conversation between Emanuele Di...
View ArticleDie großen Irrtümer der Globalisierung, D2019 | Documentary w Tim Jackson,...
German Documentary produced for ZDF, investigating the 'big fallacies' of globalisation. Available in German on the ZDF info website (until 17 April 2020). The post Die großen Irrtümer der...
View ArticleGreen, prosperous and fair: a vision for Europe’s future
After the most profound shake-up in decades, European politics stands at a pivotal point in its long history. With nationalist parties drawing support from communities who have been left behind and...
View Article‘Whatever it takes’—the new economics of system change
‘System change, not climate change’ is the mantra for a new politically-charged ecological activism. In the wake of two key economic conferences, Tim Jackson reflects on what this means for the...
View ArticleA new kind of Growth for Europe? | Tim Jackson at the 2019 Brussels Economic...
Tim Jackson in fierce debate with high-profile panel on prospects in the EU for reconciling economic growth with social cohesion, fairness and sustainability. Moderated by Viktoria Dendrinou...
View ArticleZero Carbon Sooner —The case for an early zero carbon target for the UK | Paper
This briefing paper addresses the question of when the UK should aim for zero (or net zero) carbon emissions. Tim Jackson is making the case for a (fair) zero carbon target of 2030, and calling for a...
View Article“All Models are Wrong”—The challenge of modelling ‘deep decarbonisation | Paper
This briefing paper summarises the dilemma associated with using mainstream, macroeconomic models to guide disruptive, transformative change such as those that might occur under ‘deep decarbonisation’:...
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