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- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Treaty Implementation for Sustainable Development
- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Theoretical Framework for International Legal Principles of Intergenerational Equity and Implementation through National Institutions
- Part I Introduction to Treaty Law on Intergenerational Justice and Codifying Sustainability
- Part II Key Challenges in Domestic Implementation of Intergenerational Justice
- Part III Law and Policy Innovations for Intergenerational Justice
- Constitutional Challenges and Innovations for Future Generations
- Promoting the Voice of the Public
- Economic Aspects of Intergenerational Justice
- 14 Unsustainability as an Economic Problem
- 15 Intergenerational Equity and the European Constitution
- Addressing Science, Scientific Uncertainty, and Precaution
- Part IV Implementing Sustainability through National Institutions: Case Studies
- Part V Regional Trends in Intergenerational Justice
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
14 - Unsustainability as an Economic Problem
from Economic Aspects of Intergenerational Justice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 October 2021
- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Treaty Implementation for Sustainable Development
- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Theoretical Framework for International Legal Principles of Intergenerational Equity and Implementation through National Institutions
- Part I Introduction to Treaty Law on Intergenerational Justice and Codifying Sustainability
- Part II Key Challenges in Domestic Implementation of Intergenerational Justice
- Part III Law and Policy Innovations for Intergenerational Justice
- Constitutional Challenges and Innovations for Future Generations
- Promoting the Voice of the Public
- Economic Aspects of Intergenerational Justice
- 14 Unsustainability as an Economic Problem
- 15 Intergenerational Equity and the European Constitution
- Addressing Science, Scientific Uncertainty, and Precaution
- Part IV Implementing Sustainability through National Institutions: Case Studies
- Part V Regional Trends in Intergenerational Justice
- Part VI Future Trends
- Afterword
- Table of Authorities
Summary
While intelligent people around the world naturally embrace the notion of sustainable development, strongly emphasize the need to safeguard the interests of future generations, and strive to fulfill the normative obligation of intergenerational equity, it is apparent that most personal, business and community decisions continue to be made based purely on the desire to achieve maximum short-term benefits. This generates contradiction between the normative ideas defined at the political level and the reality of actions in daily life. This chapter explains the potential causes of such a contradiction. The theory of this chapter is that people using the norm set of ‘sustainable development,’ ‘rights of future generations,’ and ‘intergenerational equity’ have failed to fully explore these norms and define the limitations and implications of their practical application. The problems will be explained through concepts and interrelations of economics.
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- Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty ImplementationAdvancing Future Generations Rights through National Institutions, pp. 267 - 280Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021