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15-04-2019
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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Polity Press
Auteur(s)
Stephan Lessenich
Living Well at Others' Expense
The Hidden Costs of Western Prosperity
Stephan Lessenich
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At
the
heart
of
developed
societies
lies
an
insatiable
drive
for
wealth
and
prosperity.
Yet
in
a
world
ruled
by
free-market
economics,
there
are
always
winners
and
losers.
The
benefits
enjoyed
by
the
privileged
few
come
at
the
expense
of
the
many.In
this
important
new
book,
Stephan
Lessenich
shows
how
our
wealth
and
affluence
are
built
overwhelmingly
at
the
expense
of
those
in
less-developed
countries
and
regions
of
the
world.
His
theory
of
‘externalization’
demonstrates
how
the
negative
consequences
of
our
lifestyles
are
directly
transferred
onto
the
world’s
poorest.
From
the
destruction
of
habitats
caused
by
the
massive
increase
in
demand
for
soy
and
palm
oil
to
the
catastrophic
impact
of
mining,
Lessenich
shows
how
the
Global
South
has
borne
the
brunt
of
our
success.
Yet,
as
we
see
from
the
mass
movements
of
people
across
the
world,
we
can
no
longer
ignore
the
environmental
and
social
toll
of
our
prosperity.Lessenich’s
highly
original
account
of
the
structure
and
dynamics
of
global
inequality
highlights
the
devastating
consequences
of
the
affluent
lifestyles
of
the
West
and
reminds
us
of
our
far-reaching
political
responsibilities
in
an
increasingly
interconnected world.
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