Global Equity and Environmental Crisis: An Argument for Reducing Working Hours in the North
Author(s)
Schor, Juliet B.
Abstract
Is an improvement in the distribution of income between North and South compatible with environmental reconstruction? To date, economic growth rather than redistribution has been the dominant strategy for redressing global inequality. But environmental constraints on growth, at least in the North, may prove desireable. This paper argues that one strategy for reconciling these two goals is for the North to take productivity increases in the form of leisure time rather than increased output. It discusses the feasibility of such an approach.
