Abstract
[In theory we pursue a sustainable development, in reality we do
not. An economy based on continuous growth, which evidently is not sustainable, is however the priority model almost everywhere. If we really aim at implementing sustainability we must radically
change our economic model. Sufficiency - which means for the individuals, mainly from so called developed countries, not to consume more than is really needed - may offer a useful alternative. We can still find some - last - examples of indigenous peoples living in a sufficient manner, all of them nowadays in so called developing countries. We could learn at least from them that it is possible to live differently in harmony with ourselves and our environment. This would change the way to their - and to our all - protection, as much the manner we understand at present development politics.
not. An economy based on continuous growth, which evidently is not sustainable, is however the priority model almost everywhere. If we really aim at implementing sustainability we must radically
change our economic model. Sufficiency - which means for the individuals, mainly from so called developed countries, not to consume more than is really needed - may offer a useful alternative. We can still find some - last - examples of indigenous peoples living in a sufficient manner, all of them nowadays in so called developing countries. We could learn at least from them that it is possible to live differently in harmony with ourselves and our environment. This would change the way to their - and to our all - protection, as much the manner we understand at present development politics.
| Translated title of the contribution | Mainstream Ökonomie, Entwicklungspolitik, Suffizienz : Der Weg andersrum als einzig mögliche nachhaltige Lösung? |
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| Original language | English |
| Place of Publication | Lüneburg |
| Publisher | Leuphana Universität Lüneburg |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Publication status | Published - 09.2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Research areas and keywords
- Sustainability Science
- Sustainability
- Sustainable development
- Developing politics
- Sufficiency
- Indigenous peoples
- Native peoples
- Economic growth
- Commercial law
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