However, if you need help with economic terms, see the
Wikipedia economics page.
Everything you need to know about
Pareto efficiency,
Pigovian taxes, and
welfare economics is
explained in plain English, with all the caveats (the arguments pro and con and
the reasons all this elegant economic theory may fail to apply to the real world)
mentioned right up front.
Links to several articles on economic growth and the quality of life on a
Global
Policy Forum page.
Fritjof Capra and Gunter Pauli, Editors (1995).
Steering
Business Toward Sustainability. Chapter 8, Ecological Tax Reform
by Herman Daly, includes a section on "allocation, distribution and scale".
Several papers on "Sustainability and Growth" can be downloaded from the site of
The Ecumenical
Leadership Foundation, including another contribution by Daly, "The Economist's
Response to Ecological Issues".
Tatyana P. Soubbotina with Katherine A. Sheram (2000). Beyond Economic Growth:
Meeting the Challenges of Global Development. Download 1.85 MB PDF version
(black and white) from the site of the
World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Mathis Wackernagel et al. (2002).
"Tracking the Ecological Overshoot of the Human Economy". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 99, Issue 14,
pp. 9266-9271.
Download from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Redefining Progress
publications discuss the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), including a
March 2004 update and also Footprint of Nations 2004. See also
Sustainability Starts in Your Community: A Community Indicators Guide (2002)
downloadable from the same page.
Sustainable Measures site describes
indicators that measure progress toward a sustainable economy, society and environment.
Free one-day training course can be downloaded.
The UNDP publishes
Human Development Reports including
some Human Development Indicators (HDI) that have been calculated for 30+ years.
New Mexico Recycling Coalition. Report on "Transforming
the Economics of Recycling in New Mexico", recycling and composting certification classes, directory,
fact sheets.
The Simple Living Network. Resources, study groups,
news and events, "Take back your time" campaign. A well-maintained site with many, many links.
Duane Elgin.
Voluntary Simplicity,
a series of articles beginning with Issue 47 of The Simple Living Network. At the same page, you can find
a series of six articles by
David C. Korten, "Living Economies for a Living Planet", originally published in the
Simple Living Newsletter beginning with Issue #37 (June-July 2002).
Vicki Robin (1996).
From "Excess" to "Enough",
White Paper No. 7, League of Women Voters Population Coalition.
Simple living skills.
Frugal living, links to permaculture and sustainable building.
Ted Trainer The Simpler Way: Working for transition from consumer
society to a simpler, more cooperative, just and ecologically sustainable society. Many interesting essays.