Ecological economics creeping into the mainstream

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/10/can-we-have-prosperity-without-growth CAN WE HAVE PROSPERITY WITHOUT GROWTH? The critique of economic growth, once a fringe position, is gaining widespread attention in the face of the climate crisis. By John Cassidy February 3, 2020 "Given the scale of the environmental threat and the need to lift up poor countries, some sort of green-growth policy would seem to be the only option, but it may involve emphasizing “green” over “growth.” Kate Raworth has proposed that we adopt environmentally sound policies even when we’re uncertain how they will affect the long-term rate of growth. There are plenty of such policies available. " ... As Raworth writes, “Reversing consumerism’s financial and cultural dominance in public and private life is set to be one of the twenty-first century’s most gripping psychological dramas.”