Invisible Hand or Ecological Footprint? Comparing Social Versus Environmental Impacts of Recent Economic Growth

IF 4.2 4区 管理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Gregory M. Mikkelson
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Abstract

This study examines changes in some key indicators among 66 countries on six continents over a 56-year period, to compare the power of economic growth to improve human health and income distribution with its tendency to degrade the natural environment. The results indicate that growth depletes and pollutes nature far more than it benefits society. This suggests that public policy should shift toward enhancement of individual and social well-being in ways more direct and effective, and less ecologically damaging, than reliance on overall growth in gross domestic product. I illustrate this implication with a degrowth scenario for the United States to 2050 that draws on the empirical results for the period 1961 to 2016. And I consider certain reforms in the management and governance of organizations to implement such a scenario.
看不见的手还是生态足迹?比较近期经济增长对社会和环境的影响
本研究考察了六大洲66个国家在56年期间一些关键指标的变化,以比较经济增长改善人类健康和收入分配的力量与其破坏自然环境的趋势。结果表明,增长对自然的消耗和污染远远超过对社会的益处。这表明,公共政策应转向以更直接、更有效、对生态破坏更小的方式提高个人和社会福祉,而不是依赖国内生产总值的总体增长。我用美国到2050年的去增长情景来说明这一含义,该情景借鉴了1961年至2016年的实证结果。我考虑在组织的管理和治理方面进行某些改革,以实现这种情况。
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11.20
自引率
5.70%
发文量
19
期刊介绍: Organization & Environment encourages informed discussion about the social roots and consequences of environmental problems and stimulates deeper reflection on the meaning and significance of the natural world. By critically examining the impact of human production and consumption systems on the natural environment, Organization & Environment develops new perspectives on organizations that encourage environmentally sensitive reflection, inquiry, and practice.
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