Question 1

Describe the Silent Spring.

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Question 2

Define Diminishing marginal utility.

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Question 3

Describe the Human Development Index.

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Question 4

Define the Happy Planet Index.

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Question 5

Describe negative vs. positive justice.

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Question 6

At the start of this chapter, Carolan discusses "uneconomic growth." What does he mean by this? Explain in light of the chapter introduction to inequality, growth and prosperity.

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Question 7

Which Fast Fact from Chapter 12 would you use to talk to and educate others about economic growth and current patterns of inequality? Why and what would you say?

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Question 8

Do pro-growth economic policies benefit the poor? Reference Chapter 12

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Question 9

According to Carolan, what is the relationship between growth and inequality and between growth, inequality and innovation? Reference Chapter 12.

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Question 10

What is environmental justice? What is environmental racism? Reference the chapter in your explanation of both.

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Question 11

What is meant by a "post growth" society? Reference and cite the economists and economic rationale that led to this thinking.

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Question 12

Carolan contends that a postindustrial society doesn't necessarily mean a post pollution society. What does he mean by that?

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Question 13

According to the chapter, many people consider leisure and vacations as an opportunity to "get away." How might we think and do things differently? Reference the text.

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Question 14

What could you change about your own life that would both improve your well-being and reduce your ecological footprint? What's stopping you from making that change?

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Question 15

As long as we create waste, we are going to have to put that waste somewhere. How do we keep that waste from findings its way into the backyards of any marginalized populations?

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Question 16

What do "progress" and "prosperity" mean to you? Reference the text in your response.

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Question 17

What conditions would have to be met for an economy to grow indefinitely? In such a scenario, would our happiness and well-being increase indefinitely too?

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Quiz 12: Inequality and Growth: Prosperity for All Part IV: Shifting the Focus to Results