IR Lecture 24 Ingenuity Gap Human Rights And Humanitarian Intervention Under what circumstances will ingenuity gaps develop and become chronic The homer Dixon Paradox The ingenuity requirement to compensate for scarcities of renewable resource is generally greater than that for non renewable resources Why Renewable are embedded in dynamic systems of resources The hydrological cycle Worldwide deforestation patterns The really scary thing multiple scarcities can interact to produce extremely negative synergistic outcomes Another Homer Dixonian Sobering Conclusion Worldwide the constant satisfaction requirement for social and technical ingenuity is certain to increase as scarcities intensify Homer Dixons Key question Four factors Limiting Technical and or social ingenuity 1 market failure in the real world prices don t always reflect accurately reflect the costs of resource use especially the long term costs Two types a poorly defined properly rights B negative externalities that aren t priced 2 Social friction Does the culture encourage selfishness or does it encourage civic cooperation 3 capital availability both financial capital and human capital are essential 4 Constraints on science of which there are four a human cognitive limits b the escalating cost of research C its painstaking cumulative nature d its vulnerability to social turmoil Four big concluding questions 1 will humans adapt to the increase in environmental scarcities expected in the next 3 4 decades Or will they become mired in persistent poverty 2 What would be the implications for international relations if some countries adapt well while others in Africa and much of asia fail 3 how will globalization affect the problem Will it increase the supply of ingenuity Will it improve the distribution FINAL EXAM Still part of 3 4 how would realists neoliberals constructivists and feminists differently asses the problem Next topic human cultivation and states relationship within the society human rights Democratic Governments for Human rights The connection between economic development and human rights 1 People need full property rights to their bodies and minds if development is to succeed 2 if not exposed to criticism states wil become corrupt and ineffective
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