Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/229834 
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Year of Publication: 
2020
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[Journal:] The Central European Review of Economics and Management (CEREM) [ISSN:] 2544-0365 [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] WSB University in Wrocław [Place:] Wrocław [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 15-22
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WSB University in Wrocław, Wrocław
Abstract: 
Aim: awareness of the inherent unsustainability of past economic development, the magnitude and multidimensionality of the resulting environmental problems and the urgency of a paradigm shift in politics and economics.   Design / Research methods: reflection on Matthias Glaubrecht´s book "Das Ende der Evolution" (The End of Evolution). Additionally Yuval Harari´s book "Sapiens" and some online sources were used.   Conclusions / findings: An evolutionary developed cognitive superiority has made Homo sapiens not only to the most successful but also the most destructive species ever, which makes a drastic shift towards sustainable development is overdue in the 21st century.   Originality / value of the article: highlighting the slow and merciless mechanisms of evolution and its big cycles, raising more awareness of the vulnerability of mankind and the necessity for a paradigm shift.   Implications of the research (if applicable): urgency of sustainable development in politics, economics and research.
Subjects: 
sustainable development
evolution
environmental economics
politics
JEL: 
B52
Q01
Q59
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