Economic Development and Environmental Protection - the Need for More Equal Income Distribution for Achieving Sustainable Development from an Economic and Fairness Perspective

• Autorzy: Joost Platje

Warianty tytułu

Rozwój gospodarczy i ochrona środowiska - potrzeba równej dystrybucji dochodów dla osiągnięcia zrównoważonego rozwoju z perspektywy sprawiedliwości oraz ekonomii

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper addresses the general question of whether a more equal distribution of income and sources stimulates sustainable development. With respect to this a distinction has to be made between income and resource distribution within countries and income and resource distribution between countries. More specifically, the questions will be addressed as to whether a welfare state with low income inequalities is fit for sustainable development, and whether the current inequalities on a global scale are sustainable. With respect to enlargement of the European Union this question is very relevant. Will there be a rich EU with poorer countries at its borders, or will those poorer countries be included, so that the inequalities between countries and regions become smaller. The question of whether more equality leads to a more sustainable development is put in the light of the theories of justice of John Stuart Mill, John Roemer, John Rawls and Amartya Sen. (fragment of text)

W niniejszym artykule omówiono zależności pomiędzy równością w dystrybucji dochodów a zrównoważonym rozwojem. W rozważaniach wykorzystano teorię sprawiedliwości Johna Stuarta Milla, Johna Roemera, Johna Rawlsa oraz Amartya Sena. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Economic development; Sustainable development; Distributive justice; Nature protection; Environmental protection

PL

Rozwój gospodarczy; Rozwój zrównoważony; Sprawiedliwość dystrybutywna; Ochrona przyrody; Ochrona środowiska

• Czasopismo: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2013
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 113--133

Twórcy

autor

Joost Platje

• Opole University, Poland

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