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Pursuit of affluence

Other Names:
Pursuit of affluent living standards
Belief that wealth eliminates all problems
Broader Problems:
Avarice
Illusion of happiness
Aggravates:
Personal wealth
Unbridled individualism
Unbridled greed for money
Short-term profit maximization
Unnecessary personal consumption
Inequitable distribution of wealth
Indiscriminate economic development
Discredited moneyed hereditary class
Recurrence of misapprehended world problems
Habitual overemphasis on national self-determination
Strategies:
Living simply
Values:
Affluence
Belief
Wealth
Disbelief
Problem
References:
Barlow, Robin, et al: Economic Behavior of the Affluent
Subject(s):
Amenities → Living conditions
Value Redistribution → Value redistribution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
08.05.1998 – 00:00 CEST

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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