Difference between revisions of "Existing scarcity"
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All the usual suspects, and a lot applies as much to Western countries as it does to the developing world. | All the usual suspects, and a lot applies as much to Western countries as it does to the developing world. | ||
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*Time - people's time. Time to follow things important to the individual. Time for other people. | *Time - people's time. Time to follow things important to the individual. Time for other people. | ||
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*Lack of appropriate technology | *Lack of appropriate technology | ||
*Locked-up resources | *Locked-up resources | ||
Revision as of 03:13, 15 November 2006
So what unnecessary scarcity exists today?
All the usual suspects, and a lot applies as much to Western countries as it does to the developing world.
- Clean energy
- Clean water
- Nutritious food
- Medicine and medical facilities
- Decent housing in slum areas
- High quality, interesting education
- Safe transportation
- The facilities for people to do more things for themselves - we are too reliant on machines and products from big business
- Resources to get things done that need to be done - at a community level — sounds a bit woolly but covers uncountable worthy projects that simply don't get done through lack of funds or beaurocracy
- Time - people's time. Time to follow things important to the individual. Time for other people.
Causes
- Lack of appropriate technology
- Locked-up resources
- Short-term thinking
- Inadequate co-operation
- Self-interest (at many levels)
- Beaurocracy
- Lack of trust
- Ignorance
- and surprisingly in no small part - monetary economics
