Dear Friends: Rarely a day goes by that I don't come across someone quoting the Brundtland Commission's definition of sustainability, or sustainable...
Mark, As you know, I think the vocabulary of "capital" is a long-term error, since you've not yet been able to distinguish the general notion of "capital,"...
Joe: Thanks for your post. I knew I could count on you to raise the "capital" issue again. I'm willing to take another run at it, but it's not clear to me...
Hi Mark, Good response. I'll have to have a go at it tomorrow after I've finished the draft of a report I'm working on. Best, Joe ... From: "Mark W. McElroy"...
Hi Mark, Thanks for your very good reply. I'll interleave my comments. ... My point is that the traditional notion of economic capital is a concept that fits...
Mark, I've both snipped and interleaved. ... I think the history of the idea of capital goes back much further than Irving Fisher. I was thinking more of...
Joe: Snipped and interleaved below. Mark Mark W. McElroy Executive Director Center for Sustainable Innovation <http://www.sustainableinnovation.org/>...
Mark, I think we've said all that we can say about that issue. Now it remains to be seen whether you an others will trip over the term "capital" because of its...
Dear Mark, What an interesting discussion you've started. I've just read your opening statements and Joe's comments with regard to the use of a "capital"...
Dear Henk: Thanks so much for joining in. Makes for a much richer experience for us all! A couple of comments in response. First, I do not think in terms of ...
Mark, "........ Rather, what I am suggesting is that we must FIRST take the needs of current generations into account in order to achieve sustainability, and...
Dear Joe and Henk: What I would now like to do is provide you all with a quoted passage from Herman Daly's "Beyond Growth", which is a book I have found to be ...
Joe: Before I respond to your comments below, I want to return to the debate we've been having on the legitimacy of using the term "capital" in sustainability...
Mark, I'll probably have to wait a couple of days to get back to this. Best, Joe ... From: "Mark W. McElroy" <mmcelroy@...> ... Joe: Before I respond...
Dear Joe and Mark, I admire your enthusiasm to keep on going right into the New Year. As for me, these days were rather hectic (in a pleasant way), so I'm ...
Dear Henk: Thank you very much for this reference. I was not aware of the site you mentioned, nor was I aware of the passage you quoted. I think it is clear ...
All: I have some additional insights to report regarding our continuing discussion on the propriety of using the term "capital" in a sustainability context. I...
All: I have been reading your postings, although I have not posted to date. I wish to offer a few thoughts. First, although I have not done any research on...
Hi all There can be only one thing that is now sustainable. That is the cyclic process that the NAture sorry god has created since human race started their...
Nice post Steve. I'll be responding to Mark myself sometime during the next week; but it will probably have to wait awhile since I have to go develop a System...
Dear Steve: Thanks for your thoughts on this. Really helps to flesh things out. One thing you said I was hoping you could expand on: "Virtually all economic...
Dear Joe, Mark and Steve, This contribution is somewhat longer as usual, in trying to keep up a little bit with your exchanges. I will try to state my position...
Greetings everyone, Thanks for a wonderful discussion, I have been following along with great interest. As an ecological economist myself, I very much value ...
Henk, I have a moment to say that this was a wonderful post, and also to record my appreciation for the fine posts from Steve and Mark I have yet to comment...
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