tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post6674460008907361660..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Changing the Subject: Beyond Wishful ThinkingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-43479312424871142262009-11-03T01:02:24.707-05:002009-11-03T01:02:24.707-05:00gordon,
"Spaceship Earth" is in better ...gordon,<br /><br />"Spaceship Earth" is in better shape if we try to manage it as a common resource pool than if we treat it as something to be exploited at an ever growing rate.Sandwichmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159060882083015637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-5297852894273635202009-11-02T21:46:35.499-05:002009-11-02T21:46:35.499-05:00"Dryzek's sketch of an alternative relies..."Dryzek's sketch of an alternative relies not so much on positing an ideal as on searching for precedents".<br /><br />That's not a bad thing. If you want to prove that something can be done, showing that it has been done before is a pretty good (though not entirely conclusive) strategy. And if it subsequently collapsed, you have a place to look for the reasons why.<br /><br />Though sympathetic to your project, I worry about population growth. "Spaceship Earth" is a pretty Malthusian craft. But I may misunderstand what you are trying to do.gordonnoreply@blogger.com