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Steady State Economy and Population

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  • Theodore P. Lianos

    (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)

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The present paper briefly reviews the idea of steady state economy from ancient times to the present. It discusses some of the suggestions made by H. Daly in his model of a steady state economy and, in particular, the idea of stable population. The paper suggests that the population must be stable at a level that is compatible with ecological equilibrium, which is about three billion people and can be achieved if every family is allowed to have fewer than two children. To ensure population is controlled this paper proposes the creation of an international market for human reproduction rights.

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  • Theodore P. Lianos, 2018. "Steady State Economy and Population," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 16(1), pages 7-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:seb:journl:v:16:y:2018:i:1:p:7-19
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    1. Blauwhof, Frederik Berend, 2012. "Overcoming accumulation: Is a capitalist steady-state economy possible?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 254-261.
    2. Theodore P. Lianos, 2016. "Aristotle on Population Size," History of Economic Ideas, Fabrizio Serra Editore, Pisa - Roma, vol. 24(2), pages 11-26.
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    Keywords

    Steady-State Economy; Population; Population Control; Ecological Balance;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • E10 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - General
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General

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