GLBL 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Paradigm Shift
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Food and globalization: exploring the local as a solution. Some approaches to dealing with the effects of globalization. Approaching problems on a global scale is a false solution, and the local scale is a much more effective way to address these issues. Local changes can"t always address large, overwhelming problems like climate change. Autopoetic vs allopoetic (self-regulating vs regulated by the outside) Global scale implies a one-size fits all model for how things should work, which is not the case global is inherently allopoetic and mechanistic. Believes in a shift from eco-imperialism to earth democracy. Earth democracy requires diversity in ideas, cultures, species, etc. whereas global perspective holds the perspective of homogeneity. Places emphasis on local economy and localizing democracy. Detroit was the exemplary city of industrial capitalism, but more recently it has been forced to turn to local food as a source of wealth and healthy community.
