ENV222H1 Lecture Notes - Zed Books, Direct Democracy, Joel Kovel

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School of Environment

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ENV222H1

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From jan. 26 lecture: a society in which (1) means of production are primarily. Env222 23) april 3 power increased equity, social justice. Solution addressed in lecture: the radical solution of ecosocialism, which has as its core value the elimination of capitalism. This raises the question posed jan. 26, but not answered in that lecture: is it possible to have a. 3. 4) direct democracy making instead of leaving to elected representatives. 3. 5) redistribution of economic resources redistributing wealth by moving from private property to mutually owned property; would also address other social problems caused by social inequality (same as victor reading) 2 p 473; note the difference from biocentrism and deep ecology; here. 3. 8) respect other species the concern is animal rights, with no discussion of ecosystems in the wild: means of moving to ecosocialism. The wall reading discusses transitional policies, but says little about how ecosocialism will come into being.

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In terms of production, what best describes the difference between capitalism and socialism?

1 Capitalism is a system in which goods are made by private businesses, but socialism stresses government control on production.
2 Capitalism is a system in which the government controls production, but socialism stresses production by private businesses.
3 Capitalism is a system in which people pursue their own self-interests, but socialism stresses an equal distribution of wealth.
4 Capitalism is a system in which government should “plan” the economy, but socialism stresses that the free-market dictates production.

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Which statement best describes capitalism?

a. capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are in state hands.
b. capitalism is an economic system that operates under the profit motive.
c. capitalism is an economic system that dispenses with the competition.
d. capitalism is an economic system where the profits generated belong to the state as a whole.

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1. Which of the following would not be classified as an economic-environmental factor?

a. Natural resource endowments.

b. The size of the economy.

c. The nature of decision-making arrangements.

d. The economy's per capita income.

e. The economy's labor force.

2. If one finds that the planned socialist economies all have higher growth rates than capitalist countries, this shows that

a. planned socialism necessarily produces higher growth than capitalism.

b. planned socialism may produce higher growth than capitalism, ceteris paribus.

c. capitalism may produce higher growth than planned socialism, ceteris paribus.

d. capitalism necessarily produces higher growth than planned socialism.

e. both b and c are correct.

3. National priorities tend to be

a. the same for countries that have similar economic systems.

b. the same for all countries.

c. different for different countries.

d. completely unknown.

e. none of the above.

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