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If only the Humanity were Willing to Protect Environment, How would be the Day after Tomorrow?

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  • Ioannis A. Kaskarelis

    (International Economics, Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Filellinon & Argonafton, 38221 Volos, Greece.)

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Free market economy cannot survive without growth. Eternally expanding economies and human population deterministically deteriorate environmental problems. Man sees nature as antagonistic and now he has the capacity to appropriate and use according to his needs any area on earth, thanks to science and technology developments. On the other hand, representative democracy has been developed into a highly hierarchical and concentrated regime, and it seems to be there only to secure capitalism and economic growth all over the world. Therefore, we cannot expect that capitalism and its twin, representative democracy, will ever actually protect the environment. Otherwise, there should be some unprecedented policy reversals where the keystone would be the building up of a new educational system aiming at producing generally and humanistically well-educated graduates, mature and integrated personalities, good and honourable citizens, far away from today?s rapid and meaningless specialisation of illiterate and arrogant graduates.

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  • Ioannis A. Kaskarelis, 2005. "If only the Humanity were Willing to Protect Environment, How would be the Day after Tomorrow?," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, vol. 7(2), pages 200-217, JULY-Dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:sch:journl:v:7:y:2005:i:2:p:200-217
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    1. Ioannis A. Kaskarelis, 2007. "Economic science: what it is and what the scientists do not tell us," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 34(12), pages 914-922, October.

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