Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to advocating a sustainable economy with stabilized population and consumption.  This economy is called a "steady state economy."

 

"CASSE is the foremost organization in advancing the precepts of the steady state economy to citizens and policy makers -- an  indispensable resource!"  -Herman Daly

 

Why does CASSE exist?

Slowly but surely, economic growth has become a primary threat to our national security, the environment, and future generations.  For some visitors, this idea might seem heretical, but go to our resources page and expect a paradigm shift.  Economic growth was a blessing for much of U.S. history, but now it is causing more problems - dire  problems -  than it solves.  Yet economic growth remains the highest priority in the domestic policy arena!  Our students and citizens are continually told that there is no limit to economic growth, in defiance of ecological principles and basic physics.  We support a sustainable economy that operates within the limits dictated by Earth's ecosystems -- in short we want an economy that is balanced with nature.

 

The purposes of CASSE are to:

 

•   Educate citizens and policy makers about the fundamental conflict between economic growth and environmental protection, economic sustainability, national security and international stability.
•   Promote a steady state economy of stable or midly fluctuating size as a sustainable alternative to economic growth.
•   Study the means conducive to the establishment of a steady state economy.

 

The Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, nonprofit organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service and incorporated by the State of Virginia.

 

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