Chinese Slowdown - a chance to change to a low carbon development path?

China's stuttering growth is perhaps the latest sign that the economic model we have is not sustainable. Investment and foreign consumption fuelled growth based on keeping the yuan/dollar rate low and debt fuel infrastructure investment respectively does not make sense when metrics other than GDP are used. 

Natural capital accountants

We need a new form of pettifogging bookeepers, this time to balance natures books. 

Helms new book is well worth a read

Google Car and Schumpeter

The new google self driving car may be a harbinger of a new age of shumpeterian creative destructionism. This is for the best. It should not stop us weaning ourselves off cars though. On yer bike google (and schumpeter)

Georgescu Roegen

The great Romanian economist tried to open the eyes of the purists. Now his ecological economics are needed more than ever. 

Leapforgging, what lessons from history?

Are there historical examples of  Nations leapfrogging? Perhaps Bronze Age in some parts of Europe was brief?

Sustainable Development Cutting the Gordian Knot