Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture IV. Web 2.0V. Internet UsersVI. Internet as a CommunityOutline of Current Lecture VII. Communities and our FutureVIII. Local EconomyCurrent LectureCommunities and our Future-“Growth is no longer making people wealthier, but instead generating inequality and insecurity.” (McKibben 2007) SOA 240 1st Edition-growth is reaching physical limits (climate change, peak oil) and continuing to expand may be impossible and dangerous-”Even when growth makes us wealthier, the greater wealth no longer makesus happier.”Shifting Communities-based on McKibben’s arguments, there is a need to rebuild community/local economies-How? Why?-shifting our definition of ‘progress’-changing our emphasis on markets as ‘infallible’Building a Local EconomyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-downplay efficiency, pay attention to other goals-such as?-change focus from whether the economy produces even more stuff to whether it builds or undermines communityDeep Economy-need to place more emphasis on how economies influence satisfaction and societal durability for the long term-shifting away from only measuring GROWTH-removing our fixation on MOREFrom the Bottom Up-change driven not by government fiat, but by local desire and necessity-local communities and community members are the primary engine of change-emphasis on new ways to meet our needs, focusing on local networks and local
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