Sustainable Production and Consumption

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What conundrum does humanity face in the 21st century?

The struggle to feed and clothe billions

The threat of global epidemics

The challenge of escaping earth's gravity

The widening gap in economic power and ownership (correct)

What did the Chemical & Engineering News 'Special Report' predict in 1972?

The widening gap in economic power and ownership

The plague of global epidemics

The spread of war from countries to regions to the world (correct)

The rise of global terrorism and weapons of mass destruction

What is a major problem highlighted in the text?

The lack of knowledge and information sharing

The struggle to produce enough food and clothing

The scarcity of global commerce and exchange

The unequal distribution of economic power and ownership (correct)

Why do most people suffer under both capitalism and socialism?

They lack ownership of the means of production Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of rising levels of consumer credit, according to the text?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the graduated personal income tax and the corporate income tax, according to the text?

Preventing monopolistic concentrations of capital Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is necessary for effective, long-term solutions to global crises?

The application of logically consistent and morally sound principles Signup and view all the answers

What do people on the left believe the 'Third Way' to be?

A form of socialism with a capitalist whitewash Signup and view all the answers

What did the Washington Post editorialize about the 'Third Way'?

It does not exist Signup and view all the answers

What is lacking in a 'Just Third Way'?

A coherent theory and principles of economic justice Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'Just Third Way' propose as an alternative model of development?

A new vision for countries to succeed within the global marketplace Signup and view all the answers

What is one effect of globalization on the United States?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the current system of economic globalization producing, according to the text?

An ever-widening and dangerous gap in economic power and economic self-determination Signup and view all the answers

What flaw do prevailing capitalist, socialist, and mixed economic systems share, according to the text?

Concentrating power and property in the hands of a few Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining principle of justice that the current economic paradigms lack, according to the text?

A focus on the dignity of every human person Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the power to produce is rising rapidly but the power to consume marketable goods and services is shrinking or confined to a stagnant or shrinking consumer base?

Producers are forced to cut costs, resulting in substandard production processes and shoddy goods that harm the environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the toll on the economy of damage to the environment?

Rising health costs and other unforeseen consequences of poor stewardship of land and natural resources Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential solution to prevent harm to others and the environment caused by pollution?

Applying appropriate technologies to recapture and turn pollutants into productive resources Signup and view all the answers

What does economic globalization mean for most people?

Growing gap between rich and poor, technological alienation of the worker, and wage arbitrage Signup and view all the answers

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