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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


 
Mary Maguire's review in Tribune Magazine, March 2010

Resurgence
John Alkington's review in Resurgence, Jan 2010



Michael McCarthy's review in The Independent, Sep 2009




Roger Cox's review in The Scotsman, Sep 2009



Caroline Lucas's review in The Guardian, Sep 2009




Fiona Melville's review in Platform 10, Sep 2009



Danny Forston's review in The Times, Sep 2009



 
John Pontin, Co-founder: The Converging World, Sep 2009

 

 
Allister Heath: True Blue Stays Green, Oct 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




'Zac on Track'
Prospect magazine, August 2009




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



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


  Feed the world
Tristram Stuart, Financial Times, October 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


Richmond Waterstones book signing, Thursday 12th November 7.30pm
Zac will take part in a short interview about 'The Constant Economy' and will then take part in a Q&A session.
He'll also be signing copies of his book.
For more details see: Waterstones Events

Kensington and Chelsea Women's Club, Thursday 5th November
Zac will be speaking at The Royal Geographical Society at 10.00am and signing copies of his book.
For more information see: KCWC