Market myths exploded
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On Z Net, John McMurtry deftly demolishes some cherished myths of the market. This essay is reminiscent of Daly and Cobb's classic book, For the Common Good. In that book, the authors show (amongst other things) that an open system, i.e. one that has infinite growth potential, like a market economy, CANNOT exist for long within a closed system, i.e. our ecology.
On Z Net, John McMurtry deftly demolishes some cherished myths of the market. This essay is reminiscent of Daly and Cobb's classic book, For the Common Good. In that book, the authors show (amongst other things) that an open system, i.e. one that has infinite growth potential, like a market economy, CANNOT exist for long within a closed system, i.e. our ecology.
posted by Vancouver Parecon @ 8:49 AM
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At 11:17 AM,
Unknown said…
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At 1:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
Did someone say Costa Rica? heh
At 8:39 AM,
elizabeth bernot said…
John McMurtry: University wars: The corporate administration vs. the vocation of learning
John McMurtry, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Guelph, Ontario, and the author of Value Wars: costa rica fishingThe Global Market versus the Life Economy. This article was adapted from his keynote address on "unequal freedoms in the university" at a conference in April at the University of Saskatchewan http://www.fishingcostaricaexperts.com
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