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James K Boyce

James K. Boyce is a senior fellow at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the author of Economics for People and the Planet: Inequality in the Era of Climate Change.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Climate Policy as Wealth Creation

A cap and dividend policy would embody the principle that we all own the earth’s resources in equal and common measure.
by
James K Boyce,
Dollars & Sense
July 14, 2014
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Op-Ed

Rent in a Warming World

What’s rent got to do with climate change? More than you might think.
by
James K Boyce,
Triple Crisis
March 21, 2014
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News Analysis

Pursuing Profits – or Power?

The idea that firms single-mindedly maximize profits is an axiom of faith of neoclassical Econ 101, but alternative theories have a long history in the broader profession.
by
James K Boyce,
Dollars & Sense
August 23, 2013
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Op-Ed

Limits to Growth – of What?

James K. Boyce discusses the tension over growth and income declaring that we need to
by
James K Boyce,
Triple Crisis
July 1, 2013
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Op-Ed

US Climate Policy: Take Five

As congress tackles policy on climate change they
by
James K Boyce,
Triple Crisis
March 1, 2013
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News Analysis

The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters Identified

The top 100 toxic air polluting corporations based on the chronic human health risk from all of their U.S. polluting facilities.
by
James K Boyce &
Michael Ash,
Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts
August 17, 2012
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News Analysis

African Debt: Funny Money and Stolen Lives

The history of finance is littered with examples of the hazards of lending other people’s money and borrowing in other people’s names. Each new meltdown brings fresh reminders…
by
James K Boyce &
Lonce Ndikumana,
African Arguments
September 28, 2011
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Op-Ed

Environmentalism’s Original Sin

In 2007 the National Audubon Society, one of the leading environmental organizations in the United States, issued a report headlined “Common Birds in Decline.” Based on statistical analysis…
by
James K Boyce,
Triple Crisis
August 10, 2011
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Op-Ed

Tax Havens or Financial Sinkholes?

Tax havens have gotten a lot of press lately. In Britain, the UK Uncut movement has mounted demonstrations across the country against tax dodging by large corporations and…
by
James K Boyce,
Triple Crisis
April 18, 2011
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The Environment as Our Common Heritage

What does it mean to say that the environment is our “common heritage”? On one level this is a simple statement of fact: when we are born, we…
by
James K Boyce &
James K Galbraith,
TripleCrisis | Op-Ed
February 11, 2011
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