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Dennis Meadows
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- 3. Report to the Club of Rome 11/11/16 Dennis Meadows 3 13 Hierarchy of needs 14 Focus on universal problems 15 Universal Problems Now Future BeZer -------> Next EvaluaSon AcSon #1 Actual Desired AcSon #2 16 Global Problems Now Future BeZer -------> Next EvaluaSon AcSon #1 AcSon #2 Actual Desired 17 Provide the correct informaSon 18 Assumed Path to AcSon: AdaptaSon Do Care Do Understand Effec0ve Ac0on Do Not Understand Do Not Care No AcSon Science AdaptaSon
- 4. Report to the Club of Rome 11/11/16 Dennis Meadows 4 19 Actual Path to AcSon Do Care Do Understand Effec0ve Ac0on Do Care Do Not Understand FuSlity Do Care Do Understand IneffecSve AcSon Do Not Care Do Not Understand No AcSon Culture Science Poli0cs 20 Actual Path to InacSon: PrevenSon Do Care Do Understand Effec0ve Ac0on Do Not Care Do Not Understand No AcSon Do Not Care Do Understand PrevenSve AcSons Science PrevenSon Poli0cs 21 • Shorten the length of the work year • Raise the reSrement age • Redefine “paid work” • Increase unemployment benefits • Increase the taxaSon of corporaSons and the rich • Expand the use of green sSmulus Examples of adapSve acSons Maxton & Randers, p. 108 22 Examples of prevenSve acSons • conduct public relaSons campaigns, • buy scienSfic and other experSse to create controversy about established facts, • fund poliScal parSes, • hire lobbyists to influence policy, • use front groups and allied industries to oppose control measures, • pre-empt strong legislaSon by pressing for the adopSon of voluntary codes or weaker laws, • create internaSonal trade agreements that override local control, and • corrupt public officials. Bull World Health Organ. 2000;78(7):902-10. “Tobacco industry tac8cs for resis8ng public policy on health.” Saloojee Y1, Dagli E 23 Take personal responsibility 24 Proclama0on: You tell everyone else what they should do.
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