The Constant Economy

www.theconstanteconomy.com

Since the industrial revolution, our economies have grown at the expense of the natural world. But as pressure mounts on the earth’s finite resources, we can no longer pretend that business-as-usual is a realistic option. One way or another we will have to change. The longer we delay, the more our societies will be at the mercy of events and the harsher the eventual adjustments.

There is an alternative: a constant economy. A constant economy is one in which resources are valued not wasted, where food is grown sustainably and goods are built to last. It is a system whose energy security is based on the use of renewable sources, and where strong communities are valued as a country’s most effective hedge against social, economic and environmental instability. The constant economy operates at the human scale and, above all, it recognises nature’s limits.

The author shows that almost everything we need to do, is already being done somewhere in the world. Where governments, communities or companies have done the right thing, they have been rewarded. Solutions exist, and they are brought together and set out in this ground-breaking book.

The Constant Economy was released on September 1st and is available to order here at Amazon.

Reviews

 

Michael McCarthy's review in The Independent, Sep 2009

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Roger Cox's review in The Scotsman, Sep 2009

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Caroline Lucas's review in The Guardian, Sep 2009

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Fiona Melville's review in Platform 10, Sep 2009

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Danny Forston's review in The Times, Sep 2009

 

 

 

Tim Congdon: Rural Romanticism, Oct 2009

Articles/Interviews

 
Human Well-being and Economic Decision making
Archbishop of Canterbury, November 2009

'Zac will choose green agenda over Tory Policy'
The Independent, September 2009

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'Zac on Track'
Prospect magazine, August 2009

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Zac: 'I don't need to become a political automaton'
The Guardian, September 2009

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A bright green future beckons
Zac, writes for The Evening Standard, September 2009

 
How to Build a Stable Society
Good Book Guide, October 2009

 
The Constant Economy
Richard Mulligan, Oxford Times, October 2009

 
The Constant Economy
Steven King, The Irish Examiner, October 2009

Jackie Ashley's review in The Guardian, Nov 2009

Events

Olivers Wholefood store book signing, Thursday 19th November 7.30pm
Zac will be interviewed about the issues in the book, and will then take part in a chaired Q&A session
He will be signing copies of his book
For more details see: Olivers events

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