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  2. The End of Work - Wikipedia

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    Some economists and sociologists have criticized Rifkin for being one of the major contributors to the "end of work" discourse and literature of the 1990s. Autonomist political philosopher George Caffentzis concluded that Rifkin's argument is flawed because it is based on a technological determinism that does not take into account the dynamics of employment and technological change in the ...

  3. Industrial Society and Its Future - Wikipedia

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    Industrial Society and Its Future, also known as the Unabomber Manifesto, is a 1995 anti-technology essay by Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber". The manifesto contends that the Industrial Revolution began a harmful process of natural destruction brought about by technology , while forcing humans to adapt to machinery, creating a sociopolitical ...

  4. Toxic workplace - Wikipedia

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    A “toxic workplace” is a colloquial metaphor used to describe a place of work, usually an office environment, that is marked by significant personal conflicts between those who work there. A toxic work environment has a negative impact on an organization's productivity and viability. This type of environment can be detrimental to both the ...

  5. Best Earth Day Quotes to Help You Honor the Environment - AOL

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    Celebrate Earth Day 2024 with these inspiring sayings about honoring nature and the environment. Share famous quotes from world leaders, activists and writers.

  6. Environmental issues - Wikipedia

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    Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment on the individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans. Environmentalism is a social and environmental movement that addresses environmental issues through advocacy, legislation education, and activism.

  7. Parable of the broken window - Wikipedia

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    Firefighters at work in the Taisho-suji Market in Kobe, Japan after a 1995 earthquake. Countries are more likely to have GDP fall after a disaster if they have more unemployment, more poverty, less effective local and national governments and institutions, and weaker economic and diplomatic connections.

  8. Environmental economics - Wikipedia

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    See, however, Ostrom's (1990) work on how people using real common property resources have worked to establish self-governing rules to reduce the risk of the tragedy of the commons. [12] The mitigation of climate change effects is an example of a public good, where the social benefits are not reflected completely in the market price. Because ...

  9. Effects of economic inequality - Wikipedia

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    Buildings in Rio de Janeiro, demonstrating economic inequality. Effects of income inequality, researchers have found, include higher rates of health and social problems, and lower rates of social goods, [1] a lower population-wide satisfaction and happiness [2] [3] and even a lower level of economic growth when human capital is neglected for high-end consumption. [4]