Universal basic services and sustainable consumption
Discussions about sustainable consumption corridors tend to focus on private consumption. This Policy brief explores the contribution that public consumption may provide in maintaining lower and upper corridor boundaries. Recently developed proposals for “universal basic services” (UBS) are offered...
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description | Discussions about sustainable consumption corridors tend to focus on private consumption. This Policy brief explores the contribution that public consumption may provide in maintaining lower and upper corridor boundaries. Recently developed proposals for “universal basic services” (UBS) are offered as a framework for understanding the potential of public consumption in this context. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary literature, the policy brief seeks to define and analyze the concept of universal basic services in theoretical and practical terms. It considers how far they may contribute and what their limits are, and briefly examines the extent to which this approach complements or conflicts with proposals for universal basic income (UBI). |
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spelling | doaj.art-80ff5ca6d90a4db4b41eac7966747c702022-12-21T18:45:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy1548-77332021-01-01171324610.1080/15487733.2020.18438541843854Universal basic services and sustainable consumptionAnna Coote0New Economics FoundationDiscussions about sustainable consumption corridors tend to focus on private consumption. This Policy brief explores the contribution that public consumption may provide in maintaining lower and upper corridor boundaries. Recently developed proposals for “universal basic services” (UBS) are offered as a framework for understanding the potential of public consumption in this context. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary literature, the policy brief seeks to define and analyze the concept of universal basic services in theoretical and practical terms. It considers how far they may contribute and what their limits are, and briefly examines the extent to which this approach complements or conflicts with proposals for universal basic income (UBI).http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2020.1843854universal basic servicespublic consumptionsustainable developmentcollective actionhuman needswelfare state renewal |
spellingShingle | Anna Coote Universal basic services and sustainable consumption Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy universal basic services public consumption sustainable development collective action human needs welfare state renewal |
title | Universal basic services and sustainable consumption |
title_full | Universal basic services and sustainable consumption |
title_fullStr | Universal basic services and sustainable consumption |
title_full_unstemmed | Universal basic services and sustainable consumption |
title_short | Universal basic services and sustainable consumption |
title_sort | universal basic services and sustainable consumption |
topic | universal basic services public consumption sustainable development collective action human needs welfare state renewal |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2020.1843854 |
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