Environment, poverty and the steady state economy
Environmental degradation and inequality of income and wealth are two major global problems at the present time. This paper suggests that a steady state economy offers solutions for both problems. It argues that if the world population is drastically reduced and remains constant at a low level ecol...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | article |
| Language: | EN |
| Published: |
The White Horse Press
2019
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a628ff57e6c343e4b1fa486cfdb4e829 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Environmental degradation and inequality of income and wealth are two major global problems at the present time. This paper suggests that a steady state economy offers solutions for both problems. It argues that if the world population is drastically reduced and remains constant at a low level ecological balance can be achieved and, at the same time, income distribution will be greatly improved. The basis of this argument is that a smaller population will reduce the use of natural resources for production and consumption and at the same time reduce the supply of labor and thus increase wages. Also, a brief review of the idea of the steady state economy from the ancient philosophers to modern writers is provided.
|
|---|