The 'good life' of nations : A global perspective
(2017) In Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics p.215-228- Abstract
- Major socio-ecological issues such as climate change have a global character. For the atmosphere it does not matter from which point in the world greenhouse gases are emitted. The structural preconditions for any ‘good life’ likewise have global reach. In this chapter, we theorise and operationalise the individual, social and ecological dimensions for prosperity and the ‘good life’ at national level and empirically explore patterns of prosperity at the global scale. How are prosperity patterns structured in various parts of the world? Are there any country clusters that manage to develop (elements of) the ‘good life’ within ecological limits? And what are the future prospects for the different clusters and particularly for the Western... (More)
- Major socio-ecological issues such as climate change have a global character. For the atmosphere it does not matter from which point in the world greenhouse gases are emitted. The structural preconditions for any ‘good life’ likewise have global reach. In this chapter, we theorise and operationalise the individual, social and ecological dimensions for prosperity and the ‘good life’ at national level and empirically explore patterns of prosperity at the global scale. How are prosperity patterns structured in various parts of the world? Are there any country clusters that manage to develop (elements of) the ‘good life’ within ecological limits? And what are the future prospects for the different clusters and particularly for the Western world en route to achieving a surplus in prosperity? (Less)
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- Fritz, Martin and Koch, Max LU
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- publishing date
- 2017-08
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Degrowth, prosperity, good life, global perspective
- host publication
- The good life beyond growth : New perspectives - New perspectives
- series title
- Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
- editor
- Rosa, Hartmut and Henning, Christoph
- pages
- 14 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
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- scopus:85049992728
- ISBN
- 978-1138687882
- 9781134885176
- language
- English
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- yes
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- c11d4cf6-919e-4167-acd5-8661052a7671
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abstract = {{Major socio-ecological issues such as climate change have a global character. For the atmosphere it does not matter from which point in the world greenhouse gases are emitted. The structural preconditions for any ‘good life’ likewise have global reach. In this chapter, we theorise and operationalise the individual, social and ecological dimensions for prosperity and the ‘good life’ at national level and empirically explore patterns of prosperity at the global scale. How are prosperity patterns structured in various parts of the world? Are there any country clusters that manage to develop (elements of) the ‘good life’ within ecological limits? And what are the future prospects for the different clusters and particularly for the Western world en route to achieving a surplus in prosperity?}},
author = {{Fritz, Martin and Koch, Max}},
booktitle = {{The good life beyond growth : New perspectives}},
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language = {{eng}},
pages = {{215--228}},
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series = {{Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics}},
title = {{The 'good life' of nations : A global perspective}},
year = {{2017}},
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