Why, on Shiva's view, is the conflation of subsistence living with poverty especially troublesome?
A) It breeds Western-style consumerism in third-world countries
B) It supports a cultural bias known as ethnocentrism whereby people from affluent countries fail to acknowledge the heritage of those in the developing world
C) It provides false legitimacy to 'poverty-removal" projects which instead removing poverty removes sustainability
D) All of the above

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Vandana Shiva argues that equating subsistence living with poverty is problematic because it promotes Western consumerism, supports ethnocentrism, and legitimizes projects that claim to remove poverty but actually undermine sustainability. This perspective highlights the importance of recognizing and respecting diverse ways of living and the dangers of imposing a single standard of wealth and development.

Why, on Shiva's View, Is the Conflation of Subsistence Living