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This 3 page paper gives an outline of Herman Daly's book "Beyond Growth" and a brief discussion of it, and speculates on what Rene Girard would think about it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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economic health by economic growth; in fact, he has sounded a warning for years about the need to develop sustainable resources. But then he has enraged environmentalists by also
suggesting that the idea of a "sustainable economy" as they have defined it, is also fatally flawed. This paper outlines Dalys book Beyond Growth and compares it to the
writings of Rene Girard. Beyond Growth - Outline I Economic Theory and Sustainable Development A. Economic system as subsystem B. Macroeconomics C. Growth of the economic system II Operational Policy and Sustainable Development A. Operational principles
for sustainable development B. "Get glasses and hearing aids" - Farewell to the World Bank III National Accounts and Sustainable Development A. A new sustainable social net B. Reworking the GNP accounts IV Population and
Sustainable Development A. Population pressure B. Two case studies C. Control over reproduction V International Trade and Sustainable Development A. Assumptions about the doctrine of comparative advantage B. Global economic integration and "free trade" are
killing us VI Two Pioneers in the Economics of Sustainable Development A. Frederick Soddy B. Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen VII Ethics, Religion and Sustainable Development A. Ethical principles and sustainable development B. Religious principles and sustainable development Further
Discussion As shown in the outline, Daly divides his book into seven sections and then develops his theories with regard to each of the fields listed. The seven are
economic theory; operational policy; national accounts; population; international trade; pioneers in the field; and ethics and religion. The first section on the economy is possibly the most challenging, since
he suggests that both environmentalists and unlimited growth proponents have it wrong. The next six sections support the first. He uses the term "throughput" to describe the process
by which we transform resources to commodities, and suggests that no matter how we look at it, "[T]hroughput begins with depletion and ends with pollution" (Daly, 1997, p. 31).
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