
State of the World 2010
Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages living in ways that are often directly counter to the realities of a finite planet. This paradigm, typically referred to as ''consumerism,'' has already spread to cultures around the world and has led to consumption levels that are vastly unsustainable...
Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages living in ways that are often directly counter to the realities of a finite planet. This paradigm, typically referred to as ''consumerism,'' has already spread to cultures around the world and has led to consumption levels that are vastly unsustainable...