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The Economics of Enough_ How to Run the Economy as if the Future Matters - Diane Coyle [159]

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and, 59, 66–69, 82, 297; Kyoto Protocol and, 62–64; lack of consensus on, 66–71; Montreal Protocol and, 59; policy dilemma of, 58–62; policy recommendations for, 267, 280, 297; politics and, 62–65; social welfare and, 71–75; technology and, 59–60, 198

Coachella Value Music Festival, 197

Cobb, John, 36

Coca Cola, 150

coherence, 49

Cold War, 93, 112, 147, 209, 213, 239, 252

Collier, Paul, 77–78, 80, 82

Commerzbank, 87

Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, 37–38

communism: Berlin Wall and, 182, 226, 239; capitalism and, 96, 182–83, 209–13, 218, 226, 230, 239–40; Cold War and, 93, 112, 147, 209, 213, 239, 252; fall of, 209–13, 226, 239–40, 252; Iron Curtain and, 183, 239, 252; Leipzig marches and, 239; one-child policy and, 95–96; Velvet Revolution and, 239

community: civic engagement and, 140–41; globalization and, 148–49; intangible assets and, 149–52, 157, 161 (see also trust); public service and, 295; Putnam on, 140–41, 152–54

commuting, 45–47

Company of Strangers, The (Seabright), 148–49, 213–14

comprehensive wealth, 81–82, 202–3, 208, 271–73

consumerism, 22, 34, 45, 138

consumption: conspicuous, 11, 22, 45, 236; consumerism and, 22, 34, 45, 138; cutting, 61; downgrading status of, 11; downshifting and, 11, 55; Easterlin Paradox and, 39–44; global per capita, 72; of goods and services, 7, 10, 24, 35–36, 40, 82, 99, 161, 188, 191, 198, 214, 218, 228–29, 282; green lifestyle and, 55, 61, 76, 289, 293; growth and, 280, 295; happiness and, 22, 29, 40, 45; hedonic treadmill and, 40; increasing affluence and, 12; institutions and, 254, 263; Kyoto Protocol and, 63–64; measurement and, 181–82, 198; missing markets and, 229; natural resources and, 8–12, 58, 60, 79–82, 102, 112, 181–82; nature and, 58–61, 71–76, 79, 82; posterity and, 86, 104–5, 112–13; reduction of, 105; Slow Movement and, 27; trends in, 138; trilemma of, 13–14, 230–36, 275; values and, 229, 236

convergence, 5, 122

Copenhagen summit, 62, 64–65, 68, 162, 292

Crackberry, 205

Crafts, Nicholas, 156–57

credit cards, 2, 21, 136, 138, 283

Csikszentmilhalyi, Mihaly, 45–49

Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, The (Bell), 230, 235–36

Czechoslovakia, 239

Daly, Herman, 36

Damon, William, 48

Dasgupta, Partha, 61, 73, 77–78, 80, 82

David, Paul, 156

Dawkins, Richard, 118

debit cards, 2

decentralization, 7, 159, 218, 246, 255, 275, 291

defense budgets, 93

democracy, 2, 8, 16, 312n19; capitalism and, 230–38; culture and, 230–38; fairness and, 141; growth and, 268–69, 285–89, 296–97; institutions and, 242–43, 251–52, 262; nature and, 61, 66, 68; posterity and, 106; trust and, 175; values and, 230–35

Denmark, 125

Dickens, Charles, 131

Diener, Ed, 48, 49

Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality among Men (Rousseau), 114

distribution, 29, 306n22; Asian influence and, 123; bifurcation of social norms and, 231–32; consumerism and, 22, 34, 45, 138; Easterlin Paradox and, 39–44; fairness and, 115–16, 123–27, 134, 136; food and, 10, 34; of goods and services, 7, 10, 24, 35–36, 40, 82, 99, 161, 188, 191, 198, 214, 218, 228–29, 282; income, 34, 116, 123–27, 134, 278; inequality and, 123 (see also inequality); institutions and, 253; measurement and, 181, 191–99, 202; paradox of prosperity and, 174; policy recommendations for, 276, 278; posterity and, 87, 94; trust and, 151, 171; unequal countries and, 124–30; values and, 226

Dorling, Danny, 224, 307n58, 308n34

Douglas, Michael, 221

downshifting, 11, 55

downsizing, 175, 246, 255

drugs, 44, 46, 137–38, 168–69, 191, 302n47

Easterlin, Richard, 39

Easterlin Paradox, 39–44

eBay, 198

Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project, The (TEEB), 78–79

economies of scale, 253–58

Economy of Enough, 233; building blocks for, 12–17; first ten steps for, 294–98; growth and, 182; happiness and, 24; institutions and, 250–51, 258, 261–63; living standards and, 13, 65, 78–79, 106, 113, 136, 139, 151, 162, 190, 194, 267; Manifesto of, 18, 267–98; measurement and, 182, 186–88, 201–7; nature and, 59, 84; Ostrom on, 250–51; posterity and, 17, 85–113; values and, 217, 233

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