Sharing smaller pies
Depletion of the earth's natural resources is rapidly forcing society to choose values and life styles that will enable survival and well-being for all. Fundamental changes in institutions can be accomplished by developing the self-discipline to limit population and demands. These new values must be adopted: stewardship for growth; austerity for excessive consumption; permanence for profit; responsibilities for rights; people for professions; quality for quantity; sufficiency for affluence; localization for centralization; equity for urbanization; work for leisure; and jobs for machines. People must develop both the capacity for self-sufficiency and the ability to develop interdependent relationships. By studying successful, but less consuming, countries, the U.S. can develop technologies that are fundamentally better and more responsive to scarcity. Evidence exists that smaller scales of operation are better. To accomplish this change, responsibility must be assumed by individuals, communities, governments, and all professional and industrial groups. (17 references) (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 7353483
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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