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The Nascent History of Steady State Politics. “Nascent” history due to focus on “steady state” per se Politics: public debate, prominent “framing,” positioning, candidate or party platforms. Definitions. Stabilized production and consumption of goods and services Stabilized: population
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The Nascent History of Steady State Politics
“Nascent” history due to focus on “steady state” per se Politics: public debate, prominent “framing,” positioning, candidate or party platforms Definitions
Stabilized production and consumption of goods and services Stabilized: population per capita production and consumption throughput Indicated by stabilized real GDP Steady State Economy
Academia Steady State Politics
Academia Non-governmental organizations Steady State Politics
Academia Non-governmental organizations Public Steady State Politics
Academia Non-governmental organizations Public Politicians, political parties Steady State Politics
Academia Non-governmental organizations Public Politicians, political parties Government Steady State Politics But first...
Physiocrats and Tableau Economique Classical economists, agricultural limits Malthus, population Ricardo, wages Mill, stationary state Limits to Growth, Small is Beautiful Historical Precedents
Academia Ecological economics Ecological footprinting Public movements La Décroissance Growth moratoria National governments Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Current Relatives
Academia Non-governmental organizations Public Politicians, political parties Government Steady State Politics Per Se
Academia Non-governmental organizations Public Politicians, political parties Government Our Focus
Academia – curricula, tenure, etc. Non-governmental organizations Public – civic groups, blogosphere, etc. Politicians, political parties Government – policies, rhetoric, etc. But Briefly...
Academia Non-governmental organizations Public Politicians, political parties Government Our Focus I
Professional, scientific societies that… study issues. develop policy positions or resolutions. Other non-profit organizations that… educate publics and policy makers. advance issues. induce political action. Non-Governmental Organizations
U.S. Society for Ecological Economics (2003) The Wildlife Society (2004) Society for Conservation Biology – North America Section (2004) American Society of Mammalogists (2007) British Columbia Field Ornithologists (2007) Professional Society Positions
International Society for Ecological Economics Society for Conservation Biology American Fisheries Society Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Pacific Seabird Group Ecological Society of America Society for Range Management Society for Marine Mammalogy Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Association of Professional Biologists of British Columbia American Sociological Association Positions Under Consideration
Why the Focus On Professional Societies?
Basic Vision Polities Publics Educational NGOs Professional Societies
Basic Obstacle Politicians Economic Policy Authorities Economic Policy Table Corporations
Basic Obstacle Issue-Oriented NGOs Professional Societies Politicians Economic Policy Authorities Economic Policy Table Corporations
With Steady-State Positions Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) Lillooet Naturalist Society Arrowsmith Naturalists Negative Population Growth Came close Friends of the Earth Australian Conservation Foundation Issue-Oriented NGOs
Mission: “…dedicated to advocating a… steady state economy.” Executive director and + 4 volunteers Strategy includes position Individual e-signatures – 1,650 Organizational endorsements – 27 Assistance with professional society position statements CASSE
Academia Non-governmental organizations Public Politicians, political parties Government Our Focus II
Richard Lamm, 3-term governor of Colorado (’75-’87), presidential candidate (’96) Doug LaFollette, Wisconsin Secretary of State Senator Fred Hemmings, R-Kailua, Hawaii Forrest Hill, Candidate, California Secretary of State Politicians (American)
National Green Party of England and Wales Green Party of Ireland Green Party of the United States Green Party of The Netherlands (more or less) Provincial Green Party of British Columbia Green Party of Ontario Political Parties
And then we have...
Basic Vision Polities Publics Educational NGOs Professional Societies
Basic Vision Polities Publics Educational NGOs Conferences Professional Societies
Basic Obstacle Issue-Oriented NGOs Professional Societies Politicians Economic Policy Authorities Economic Policy Table Conferences Corporations
Successful “Position on Economic Growth,” Beyond Schumacher, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, 2006. Attempted “Santiago Declaration of Ecological Economists on Growth and Globalization,” International Society for Ecological Economics, Santiago, Chile, 1998. Potential “Economic De-Growth Toward Optimal Steady State Economies” (?), Economic De-Growth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Justice, Paris, France, 2008. Conference Positions
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