Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies

Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies

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Society has so far failed to create a sustainable economic system because all conventional attempts to change the current paradigm lead to a short-term decline in the rate economic growth, resulting in higher inequality and unemployment, outcomes which are politically unacceptable. This article sho...

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Main Authors: Graeme Maxton, Jorgen Randers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The White Horse Press 2021-06-01
Series:The Journal of Population and Sustainability
Subjects:
economic growth
climate change
population
unconventional policy options
inequality
sustainability
Online Access:https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/611
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spelling doaj-f6547ab9ffea46c8a71a03a824c957cd2021-09-01T06:35:25ZengThe White Horse PressThe Journal of Population and Sustainability2398-54882398-54962021-06-011210.3197/jps.2017.1.2.11Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societiesGraeme MaxtonJorgen Randers Society has so far failed to create a sustainable economic system because all conventional attempts to change the current paradigm lead to a short-term decline in the rate economic growth, resulting in higher inequality and unemployment, outcomes which are politically unacceptable. This article shows how to overcome this hurdle, by adopting 13 unconventional policies which reduce unemployment and inequality while cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, regardless of what happens to economic growth, and so allow for a gradual transition to a sustainable system in short-termist societies. https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/611economic growthclimate changepopulationunconventional policy optionsinequalitysustainability
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economic growth
climate change
population
unconventional policy options
inequality
sustainability
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title Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies
title_short Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies
title_full Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies
title_fullStr Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies
title_full_unstemmed Solving the human sustainability problem in short-termist societies
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series The Journal of Population and Sustainability
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2398-5496
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Society has so far failed to create a sustainable economic system because all conventional attempts to change the current paradigm lead to a short-term decline in the rate economic growth, resulting in higher inequality and unemployment, outcomes which are politically unacceptable. This article shows how to overcome this hurdle, by adopting 13 unconventional policies which reduce unemployment and inequality while cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, regardless of what happens to economic growth, and so allow for a gradual transition to a sustainable system in short-termist societies.
topic economic growth
climate change
population
unconventional policy options
inequality
sustainability
url https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/611
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