1、,Economic Growth is a Path to Perdition, Not Prosperity,Wayne Ellwood,Economic Growth is a Path to Perdition, Not Prosperity,Unit 8,Questions / Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Economic Growth is a Path to Perdition, Not Prosperity,Unit 8,Warming up,Warming up,Questions / Activities,Ho

2、w do you understand the cartoon below?,W,B,T,R,Warming up,Questions / Activities,Please answer the following questions 1. What is the authors main argument? 2. If economic growth is a path to perdition, as claimed by the author, then in what way(s)? 3. Do you agree with the author? Why or why not?,W

3、,B,T,R,Check-on Preview,Match the words with their correct meaning in the text.,1. hone 2. proponent 3. (tax) breaks 4. foul 5. way (above the average),a. reductions or exemptions b. pollute; make dirty c. to a great distance or extent; very far d. to revise and polish until it is perfect e. advocat

4、e, supporter, defender,W,B,T,R,Warming up,Check-on Preview,Paraphrase the following sentences weve been drawing down the biospheres principal rather than living off its annual interest. Even on its own terms, growth isnt working. We avoid talking about the skewed distribution of the planets wealth a

5、nd income, dreaming instead that we can grow our way out of the problem.,W,B,T,R,Warming up,Objectives,Understand the arguments and reasoning in the text Explore connections and possible conflicts between economic growth and environmental protection Explore connections and possible conflicts between

6、 economic growth and social equality (well-being) (if possible) evaluate on the arguments presented in the text,W,B,T,R,Warming up,Background,Subject,Author,B,W,T,R,Economic Growth is a Path to Perdition, Not Prosperity,Unit 8,Background,Author,Wayne Ellwood,editorial and feature writer for New Inte

7、rnationalist magazine has been writing for the New Internationalist since 1979 this article, first published in Oct. 2010, is entitled Natures Bottom Line his other articles include: Redesigning the Global Economy, The World Trading System is Corrupt and Unjust, The No-nonsense Guide to Globalizatio

8、n, Life Beyond Growth, etc.,B,W,T,R,Background,Author,The following is an excerpt from another article of Wayne Ellwood, Life Beyond Growth “The global economy is again grinding to a halt while ordinary people take the hit. The ghost of the Great Depression of the 1930s hovers in the wings. So whats

9、 the solution? Growth. A growing economy equals more jobs, rising incomes, peace and prosperity. Without growth the system would collapse. Get growth back on track and everything will be OK. Thats the theory. But no-one is talking about the biggest dilemma of all: economic growth may not be the cure

10、 but the source of the problem. After all we live on a finite planet with limited resources. How can we expect to grow forever?”,B,W,T,R,Background,Subject,History of growth as an idea,Growth is a modern idea a product of the 17th and 18th century European Enlightenment that challenged traditional v

11、iews of religion and humankinds place in the cosmos. Thinkers like Locke in England, Hume in Scotland, Voltaire in France and Paine in the US mapped out this new intellectual terrain. This rupture with tradition changed age-old cyclical thinking to sequential thinking, unleashed democratic political

12、 movements and ushered in the rule of law. The idea of progress became paramount: the notion that history has a direction, which is the gradual improvement of the human condition. The rise of science and the empirical method merged with improved technologies (the steam engine, gunpowder, the printin

13、g press) stimulating early capitalism. Economic growth became synonymous with social progress. European colonialism spread the idea around the world. But soon the concept of improvement was eclipsed by a narrow fixation on numbers. The gross measure of economic output (GDP) became the benchmark for

14、economic success, detached from broad notions of the public good. Growth without concern for its social or ecological consequences became the overarching goal of government policy.,B,W,T,R,Economic Growth is a Path to Perdition, Not Prosperity,Unit 8,Text Analysis,T,W,B,R,Text Analysis,Theme,Economi

15、c growth v. enviromental protection Economic growth v. social equality and well-being The GDP-driven test (GDP is everything) in China (news: Stop Cramming: City Cancels GDP-driven Test),T,W,B,R,Text Analysis,Structure,1,Para. 1-4 Introduction: economic growth is our great sustaining myth,2,Para. 5-

16、25 Body: economic growth cannot be the solution to our problems, but source of our problems,3,Para. 26-29 Conclusion: we can change our idea and the fate of the earth is dependent on it,T,W,B,R,Text Analysis,Structure (Part II),1,Para. 5-11 We are too reliant on growth; yet growth is the core of cap

17、italism,2,Para. 12-21 Economic growth is sustained at the price of the environment and our finite resources,3,Para. 22-25 Economic growth does not lead to social equality or well-being,T,W,B,R,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Main Idea,Sentence Paraphrase,Words our modern globalized economy marches o

18、n oil. But its a Faustian bargain.,an army needs a regular supply of food in order to keep on fighting,be willing to sacrifice anything to satisfy a limitless desire for;also a deal with the devil or pact with the devil.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (Sec. 2): Words take for granted; hit t

19、he nail on the head; tip the balance; Play out,The footprint approach does the reverse, comparing contain about the same amount of energy as,we are well past (the ecological limits to growth) at a breakneck speed. This translates into,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (Sec. 2): Exercise,1. 水循環(huán)

20、 2.自然界的廢物處理 3. 溫室氣體排放 4.氣候調(diào)節(jié) 5.化石燃料的燃燒 6.用盡大量資源 7.生物承載力,A. climate regulation B. water cycle C. natural waste treatment D. biocapacity E. deplete stocks of resources F. combustion of fossil fuels G.greenhouse gas emissions,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II Section 3,What does the author mean b

21、y “growth is an excuse for continued inequality.” What does the author mean by “the hidden injuries of class (shorter, unhealthier, and unhappier lives addicted to a mindless consumerism that is depleting the planets resources.)”? How do you understand “ramping up GDP without improving technological

22、 efficiency leads to more environmental damage. Yet improving efficiency leads to more growth, which leads to the same result.”?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (Sec. 3): Sentence Paraphrase,Even on its own terms, growth isnt working.,isnt having the intended effect or result. Please elaborate,in ones own way; according to ones own conditions; by its own,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (Sec. 3): Words where poverty is entrenched and living standards desperate,we have been living beyond our ecological means average improvements of 2% a y