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At the conclusion of this session please post your discussion questions for the text and  for the case study as a single set of responses under the heading DQ3.

 

Session 3:  Ethics, Economics, & Sustainable Consumption
 
Reading Assignments: 

Robert Traer text - Chapters 3 & 9

 

  Session Three Topics:

The Common Good, Adam Smith's Invisible Hand, Economics & Ethics, Market Failure & Wealth Disparity, Globalization & Economic Growth, Absolute Advantage, Contradictions in Economic Efficiency, Global Governance: International Institutions, Environmental Consequences, Green Economics, Ethical & Economic Presumptions, Steady State Economy, From Growth Economy to Green Economy.

Sustainable Consumption, Reducing Consumption, Equity, Agenda 21, Consumer Choice, Religion & Ecological Choices, "Natural Community" Relationships, Local Economies & Choice, Advertising & Consumption, The Right to a Healthy Environment, Environmental Impact of Cattle, Sustainable Consumption, Duty, Character and Rights as Foundations for Sustainable Ecological Action.


 Discussion Questions:

Please complete discussion questions and post them to the lesson board.

From Chapter 3: Questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 12.

From Chapter 9: Questions:  4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12.

 

 

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