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| العنوان: |
Chapter 12: Quality of Life and the Distribution of Wealth and Resources. |
| المؤلفون: |
Farley, J., Costanza, R., Templet, P., Corson, M., Crabbé, Ph., Esquivel, R., Furusawa, K., Fyfe, W., Loucks, O., MacDonald, K., MacPhee, L., McArthur, L., Miller, C., O'Brien, R., Patterson, G., Ribemboim, J., Wilson, S. J. |
| المصدر: |
Understanding & Solving Environmental Problems in the 21st Century; 2002, p259-301, 43p |
| مستخلص: |
All anthropocentric definitions of sustainability, at least implicitly, place a central focus on sustaining an acceptable level of human quality of life (QOL). Within the dominant ideology of free market capitalism, it is believed that reducing wealth and resource consumption also reduces QOL within a generation, yet it appears that excessive resource consumption on the part of the current generation threatens dramatic reductions to the QOL of future generations. Continued economic growth substantially increases this threat. If current levels of QOL do indeed depend on current consumption levels, this would mean that ensuring sustainability for fixture generations requires a reduction in QOL for at least some of the people alive today. We show in this chapter that in reality, above a certain level, greater wealth and resource consumption are not tightly linked to QOL. Thus, a more fair distribution of resources and wealth within and between generations need not require a sacrifice in QOL for the current generation, increasing the feasibility of policies directed towards this outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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