• Producer Bartering in Free-Market Ecology

    Originally published on Botsfordism Substack on October 24, 2024. An Unusual Problem that Completes the Free Market Ecology Puzzle. This article serves as a follow-up to earlier pieces on Free-Market Ecology, specifically the “Introduction to Free-Market Ecology” and “Small Scale Free Market Ecology.” Sher discusses a discovery made while conversing with William “Monty” James at…

  • Free-Market Ecology

    Originally published on Botsfordism Substack on June 29, 2023. J.W. Sher proposes “Free-Market Ecology,” an economic system designed to enable permanent ecological sustainability without central planning. The concept emerged while developing his novel “The Undeserving Future.” Core Components Three-Part Structure: State role: determining maximum sustainable resource extraction Consumer/laborer role: managing limited resource consumption Ecological capitalist…