Canadian Economy Flashcards
1
Q
What are the five stages of the system?
A
Extraction
Production
Distribution
Consumption
Disposal
2
Q
What is another expression Annie Leonard uses to describe ‘extraction’?
A
Natural Resource Exploitation
Trashing the Planet
3
Q
What does ‘externalizing the cost’ mean?
A
People along the materials system paying with things like natural resources, clean air and wage decrease/ health insurance
4
Q
Why does Annie Leonard call consumption ‘the heart of the system’?
A
Our value is measured and demonstrated by how much we contribute to the arrow
5
Q
What is the relationship between consumption and national happiness?
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