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 ecolo...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12fc44b8a74e44d2a9ad03525afbc7cb2023-04-28T09:04:46ZengThe White Horse PressThe Journal of Population and Sustainability2398-54882398-54962019-06-013255–7855–7810.3197/jps.2019.3.2.55562Environment, poverty and the steady state economyTheodore Lianos0Athens University of Economics and BusinessEnvironmental 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.https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/637ecological balanceoverpopulationincome inequalitysteady state economy |
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| title | Environment, poverty and the steady state economy |
| title_full | Environment, poverty and the steady state economy |
| title_fullStr | Environment, poverty and the steady state economy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environment, poverty and the steady state economy |
| title_short | Environment, poverty and the steady state economy |
| title_sort | environment poverty and the steady state economy |
| topic | ecological balance overpopulation income inequality steady state economy |
| url | https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/637 |
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