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  1. A utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability
    Author: Fünfgelt, Joachim; Baumgärtner, Stefan
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Univ., Inst. für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Lüneburg

    We develop and formalize a utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability which is inspired by Singer‟s (1972) principle and the Brundtland Commission‟s notion of sustainability (WCED 1987). We relate this notion of responsibility to... more

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    We develop and formalize a utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability which is inspired by Singer‟s (1972) principle and the Brundtland Commission‟s notion of sustainability (WCED 1987). We relate this notion of responsibility to established criteria for the assessment of intertemporal societal choice, namely Pareto-efficiency, (discounted) utilitarian welfare maximization, and Brundtland-sustainability. Using a two-generationsresource- model, we find the following. Sustainability and responsibility for sustainability are equivalent if and only if sustainability is feasible. If it is not, there still exists a responsible allocation which is also Pareto-efficient. Further, the utilitarian welfare maximum without discounting always fulfills the criterion of responsibility. Discounting may be responsible to a certain extent if sustainability is feasible. If sustainability is not feasible, discounting is not responsible. We develop and formalize a utilitarian notion of responsibility for sustainability which is inspired by Singer's (1972) principle and the Brundtland Commission's notion ofsustainability (WCED 1987). We relate this notion of responsibility to established criteria forthe assessment of intertemporal societal choice, namely Pareto-efficiency, (discounted) utilitarian welfare maximization, and Brundtland-sustainability. Using a two-generationsresource-model, we find the following. Sustainability and responsibility for sustainability are equivalent if and only if sustainability is feasible. If it is not, there still exists a responsible allocation which is also Pareto-efficient. Further, the utilitarian welfare maximum without discounting always fulfills the criterion of responsibility. Discounting may be responsible to a certain extent if sustainability is feasible. If sustainability is not feasible, discounting is not responsible. -- basic needs ; Brundtland ; discounting ; ethics ; natural resources ; Pareto efficiency ; responsibility ; Singer ; sustainability ; utilitarianism

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    Series: University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics ; 234
    Subjects: Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Verantwortung; Utilitarismus; Grundbedürfnisse; Diskontierung; Pareto-Optimum; Theorie; Sustainability Science; basic needs; Brundtland; discounting; ethics; natural resources; Pareto efficiency; responsibility; Singer; sustainability; utilitarianism; Economics
    Scope: Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei: 18 S., 508,01 KB), graph. Darst.
  2. Take the highway? paved roads and well-being in Africa
    Author: Djemaï, Elodie; Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London

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    Series: Discussion paper / Centre for Economic Performance ; no. 1761 (April 2021)
    Subjects: roads; subjective well-being; basic needs; material deprivation; Africa
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 61 Seiten), Illustrationen