Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/229954 
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Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers on Capital as Power No. 2021/02
Publisher: 
Forum on Capital As Power - Toward a New Cosmology of Capitalism, s.l.
Abstract: 
Humanity's most pressing need is to learn how to live within our planet's boundaries - something that likely means doing without economic growth. How, then, can we create a non-growth society that is both just and equitable? I attempt to address this question by looking at an aspect of sustainability (and equity) that is not often discussed: the growth of hierarchy. As societies consume more energy, they tend to become more hierarchical. At the same time, the growth of hierarchy also seems to be a key driver of income/resource inequality. In this essay, I review the evidence for the joint relation between energy, hierarchy and inequality. I then speculate about what it implies for achieving a sustainable and equitable future. NOTE: This essay was written for and supported by the Seoul Platform for Initiating Discourses on an Equitable and Resilient Society.
Subjects: 
hierarchy
energy
inequality
power
sustainability
wellbeing
JEL: 
P16
Q4
D3
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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