The Wicked Problem of Our Failing Social Compact
The United States is an outlier among nations in its failure to adopt robust climate policy. The underlying cause is not unique to the climate issue. Climate, like growing national debt, embodies a trade-off between individual consumption now versus investment yielding long-term societal gain. Over...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Zygon
Year: 2018, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 624-641 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Climate protection
/ Social action
/ Political action
/ Langzeitverhalten
/ Climatic change
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| RelBib Classification: | NCC Social ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B social compact B Climate B transcendental values B Debt B extended cooperation B Political corruption B Evolution B group selection B Social norms |
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