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Forum Post: Josh Farley :: Rethinking Economic Growth

Posted 11 years ago on Dec. 28, 2012, 7:37 p.m. EST by jph (2652)
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Josh Farley explains the concepts and implications of money as debt, GDP as a measure of the economy, and economic degrowth. Recorded at the 2012 Montreal Degrowth conference,. .

This is a great and clear video, (warning quick speaker, take a double-long espresso before viewing!)

http://vimeo.com/42636481 (video length: 16:48)

More info. and the video embeded here; http://www.postcarbon.org/video/913818-rethinking-economic-growth

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[-] 2 points by ProblemSolver (79) 11 years ago

You were right about the double expresso .. but Enjoyed none the less . Thanks

[-] 1 points by jph (2652) 11 years ago

lol,. Josh Farley is a quick thinker and talker,. yet remarkably clear and enlightening!

[-] 1 points by jph (2652) 11 years ago

what now? Not sure what your post is on about,. .

[-] -1 points by beautifulworld (23822) 11 years ago

The link between economics and the environment could not be more crucial for our understanding. We must focus on our use of resources and it’s affects on ecology. As Farley says "You can't make something from nothing."

This guy says so many important things it’s impossible to sum it up, really. Everyone should put in the 16 minutes to listen to him. It is chock full as he speaks fast, but very clearly in layman's terms. Brilliant. Thanks, jph.

[-] 2 points by jph (2652) 11 years ago

Yes, I was very happy to find this, and please do follow the links around him, as he is tied into the Post Carbon Institute and the whole Relocalize initative, to work on shifting from mega-global corporate dependency in service of the 1% usurs, to interconnected local-community resiliency,. . i.e. the solution to the worlds major issues!

[-] 3 points by beautifulworld (23822) 11 years ago

Very important stuff, probably the most important to humanity for the long run. Thanks, jph.