DOAJ
Open Access
2019
Environment, poverty and the steady state economy
Theodore Lianos
Abstrak
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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Theodore Lianos
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Informasi Jurnal
- Tahun Terbit
- 2019
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.3197/jps.2019.3.2.55
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- Open Access ✓