EcoEco –Contrasting Economic Worldviews

Here is a well presented, and easy to understand source of information on a philosophy of economics which demonstrates how we can do better if we move away from an economy (neo-classical) based on continual growth to a system known as Steady State Economy. The Center for the...

Bigger isn't better

A return to booming economic growth would put the world back on the path to disaster -- it's time for a radical rethinking.~Bigger isn't Better, By Peter A. Victor.~ " There's nothing like a good crisis to make us rethink old ideas. The Depression of the 1930s led to the...

Pressure grows as Melbourne rockets to 4 million

Since returning to Melbourne seven years ago, I've been amazed at the growth in N.E. Melbourne, very close to the area where our friends and acquaintances perished in the Black Saturday blaze. I thought the growth was due to inner city "yuppies" selling their houses at the...

Startups, Progressive Governance and Managing Growth

Startups and startup executives all over Silicon Valley intensely debate around how, when and how much governance startups should apply to their operations when considering the challenges facing them at the moment and the challenges that lie ahead.  These sometimes...

Slowdown pulls down India's growth to 5.3 percent

The signs of worldwide economic downturns have started showing in world's second fastest growing economy India. India's econmy grew at its lowest rate in almost six years in the third quaeter ending at December. The slowdown has raised questions about projected growth for...

UNHAPPY LAST YEAR

New Years should begin on any day other than 1 January. From the moment the Australians begin their spectacular firework display over Sydney harbour at their midnight, which is hours before everyone else in the world, they generate in other nations a mood of euphoria, of...