IR 323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Exclusive Economic Zone, Sustainable Development Goals, Group Of 77
21 Dec 2016
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It"s a big term, highly debated and appropriated for all kinds of purposes. Yo we got some needs that are essential, bottom of mazlow"s pyramid. Perceived needs are socially and culturally determined. Population bomb, limits to growth papers causing a hussy. Merge environmental and economic concerns in decision-making. Intergenerational equality, making sure we don"t fuck shit up for future people. Appropriate standards of exploitation, figuring out how much we can fuck shit up each year and not going beyond that interest return. Equitable use of resources between states, eye towards north v south. Or three es - environment, economy, equality. Lele"s critique in our textbook unpacks this. Skews the poverty-degradation relationship, overemphasizes how poverty causes degradation when it might run more the other way. Unfounded objectives - our metrics are false idols, like with redd. Millenium development goal 7 broke down sustainability stuff. Integrate principles into policies and programs to reverse loss of environment.
