LESSON 2

The _____ is able to consume, the wealthier it is. The more the person can buy stuff, the higher it is in the development scale.

• population

• production

• product

How do you think overconsumption puts the planet and society at risk?

• crowded

• overproduction

• overpopulation

• biocapacity

He is the one that states about "Forget ‘developing’ poor countries, its time to ‘de-develop’ rich countries"

• aristotle

• Peter Edwards

• Jason Hickel

• copernicus

Rather than pushing poor countries to develop, we should look at rich countries to ‘slow down’

• true

• false

What do we need to have LONG and HAPPY LIFE?

• US = 79 years ($53,000)

• US = 79 years ($35,000)

• •CUBA = 79 years ($6,000)

• •CUBA = 79 years ($60,000)

Quality of life

• Life expectancy and literacy

• Difficulty in acceptance = stop moving forward, improving and growing

• Costa Rica = highest happiness indicator (1/4 0f per capita income of US = 1.9 ha)

• Interventions

De-development

• Costa Rica = highest happiness indicator (1/4 0f per capita income of US = 1.9 ha)

• We must slow down or it will be done for us (climate change)

• Difficulty in acceptance = stop moving forward, improving and growing

• Ecological and development imperative

Buen Vivir means

• comfortable life

• hardship

• good life

How Much is Enough?

• Robert Skidelsky , Edward Skidelsky

• Charles Skidelsky , Edward Skidelsky

• Charles Skidelsky , David Skidelsky

• Robert Skidelsky , David Skidelsky

He states that...

"Rather than pushing poor countries to develop, we should look at rich countries to ‘catch down’"

Looking for societies (people= happy and high life expectancy but with low income and consumption

• Jason Edwards

• Peter Edwards

• Jason Hickel

• Peter Hickel