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作者:SHUDDER, THAYER 出版社:EDWARD ELGAR PUB 出版日期:2010年06月15日 語言:英文 ISBN:9781848448476 裝訂:精裝 內容簡介TOPSCUDDER (EMERITUS, ANTHROPOLOGY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY) ARGUES THAT THE FUTURE PRESAGES A DECLINE IN LIVING STANDARDS AROUND THE WORLD DUE TO THREE MAJOR GLOBAL THREATS: POVERTY AND AN INCREASING GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR; CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM; AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION. HE ADDRESSES EACH IN TURN AND THEN PRESENTS CASE STUDIES OF HOW THESE THREATS ARE IMPACTING LIVING STANDARDS IN THE UNITED STATES, CHINA, AND ZAMBIA. IN THE FINAL CHAPTER, HE DESCRIBES SOCIETAL CHANGES THAT COULD MITIGATE THE PREDICTED DECLINE IN LIVING STANDARDS AND EVEN IMPROVE NON-MATERIAL QUALITY OF LIFE. ANNOTATION 穢2010 BOOK NEWS, INC., PORTLAND, OR (BOOKNEWS.COM) |
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