Election 2023: Big on marketing, short on vision
In this piece for the Kākā, I argue that this election is big on marketing strategy and slogans, but appreciably thin on vision. And it...
Which way to the future? The economics of sufficiency or more recycling and EVs?
This week I chatted with journalists Bernard Hickey and Cathrine Dyer about the economics of sufficiency on The Kaka. We covered a lot of...
Sufficiency and the pathway to a post-growth economy - recording available
In August I presented a seminar, hosted by Massey University, on what I believe to be the single most important issue we face today. That...
Upcoming webinar: Pathway to a post-growth economy
It is my pleasure and privilege to be presenting this upcoming seminar hosted by the School of People and Environment, Massey University....
We need to start using the ‘C’ word
My latest article on Newsroom discusses the idea of collapse and the possibility that it is already happening. Is there anything more...
The transition to an ‘economy of enough’
My latest article on Newsroom asks what if we made sufficiency a central guiding principal of our economy, as countries such as France...
The perpetual myth of perpetual growth
In this piece on Newsroom, I argue that just as the architects of our current economic system designed the system around perpetual...
Why ‘green growth’ won’t save the world
I originally pitched this short opinion piece to Stuff to follow on from an earlier piece on degrowth. However, when I submitted the...
As the climate crisis deepens, is degrowth the only pathway out?
This article was published in the Dominion Post/Stuff on 4 March 2023, two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, destroying homes,...
Why our economy is too important to leave to the experts
In this latest piece on Newsroom, I argue that it is time we democratised economics and work towards designing an economy that works for...
