Economic Growth is a Path to Perdition Not Prosperity.docx

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EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerditionNotProsperity

EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperity

EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityWayneEllwood

EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityUnit8WarmingupBackgroundTextAnalysisReinforcement

EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityUnit8Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWTBRWarmingup

WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesHowdoyouunderstandthecartoonbelow?

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WarmingupQuestions/Activities?

Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions1.Whatistheauthor’smainargument?

2.Ifeconomicgrowthisapathtoperdition,asclaimedbytheauthor,theninwhatway（s）?

3.Doyouagreewiththeauthor?

Whyorwhynot?

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WarmingupCheck-onPreview?

Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.1.hone2.proponent3.（tax）breaks4.foul5.way（abovetheaverage）a.reductionsorexemptionsb.pollute;makedirtyc.toagreatdistanceorextent;veryfard.toreviseandpolishuntilitisperfecte.advocate,supporter,defenderWTBR

WarmingupCheck-onPreview?

Paraphrasethefollowingsentences–we’vebeendrawingdownthebiosphere’sprincipalratherthanlivingoffitsannualinterest.–Evenonitsownterms,growthisn’tworking.Weavoidtalkingabouttheskeweddistributionoftheplanet’swealthandincome,dreaminginsteadthatwecangrowourwayoutoftheproblem.WTBR

WarmingupObjectives?

Understandtheargumentsandreasoninginthetext?

Exploreconnectionsandpossibleconflictsbetweeneconomicgrowthandenvironmentalprotection?

Exploreconnectionsandpossibleconflictsbetweeneconomicgrowthandsocialequality（well-being）W?

（ifpossible）evaluateontheargumentsTpresentedinthetextBR

EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityUnit8AuthorBackgroundSubjectWTBR

BackgroundAuthorWayneEllwood?

editorialandfeaturewriterforNewInternationalistmagazine?

hasbeenwritingfortheNewInternationalistsince1979?

thisarticle,firstpublishedinOct.2010,isentitledNature’sBottomLine?

hisotherarticlesinclude:

RedesigningtheGlobalEconomy,TheWorldTradingSystemisCorruptandUnjust,TheNo-nonsenseGuidetoGlobalization,LifeBeyondGrowth,etc.WTBR

BackgroundAuthor?

ThefollowingisanexcerptfromanotherarticleofWayneEllwood,LifeBeyondGrowth“Theglobaleconomyisagaingrindingtoahaltwhileordinarypeopletakethehit.TheghostoftheGreatDepressionofthe1930shoversinthewings.Sowhat’sthesolution?

Growth.Agrowingeconomyequalsmorejobs,risingincomes,peaceandprosperity.Withoutgrowththesystemwouldcollapse.GetgrowthbackontrackandeverythingwillbeOK.That’sthetheory.Butno-oneistalkingaboutthebiggestdilemmaofall:

economicgrowthmaynotbethecurebutthesourceoftheproblem.Afterallweliveonafiniteplanetwithlimitedresources.Howcanweexpecttogrowforever?

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BackgroundSubjectHistoryofgrowthasanideaGrowthisamodernidea–aproductofthe17thand18thcenturyEuropeanEnlightenmentthatchallengedtraditionalviewsofreligionandhumankind’splaceinthecosmos.ThinkerslikeLockeinEngland,HumeinScotland,VoltaireinFranceandPaineintheUSmappedoutthisnewintellectualterrain.Thisrupturewithtraditionchangedage-oldcyclicalthinkingtosequentialthinking,unleasheddemocraticpoliticalmovementsandusheredintheruleoflaw.Theideaofprogressbecameparamount:

thenotionthathistoryhasadirection,whichisthegradualimprovementofthehumancondition.Theriseofscienceandtheempiricalmethodmergedwithimprovedtechnologies（thesteamengine,gunpowder,theprintingpress）stimulatingearlycapitalism.Economicgrowthbecamesynonymouswithsocialprogress.Europeancolonialismspreadtheideaaroundtheworld.Butsoontheconceptofimprovementwaseclipsedbyanarrowfixationonnumbers.Thegrossmeasureofeconomicoutput（GDP）becamethebenchmarkforeconomicsuccess,detachedfromWBbroadnotionsofthepublicgood.Growthwithoutconcernforitssocialorecologicalconsequencesbecametheoverarchinggoalofgovernmentpolicy.TR

EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityUnit8ThemeTextAnalysisStructureDetailedAnalysisWTBR

TextAnalysisTheme?

Economicgrowthv.enviromentalprotection?

Economicgrowthv.socialequalityandwellbeing?

TheGDP-driventest（GDPiseverything）inChina（news:

StopCramming:

CityCancelsGDP-drivenTest）WTBR

TextAnalysisStructure2Para.5-25Body:

economicgrowthcannotbethesolutiontoourproblems,butsourceofourproblems3Para.26-29Conclusion:

wecanchangeourideaandthefateoftheearthisdependentonitWTBR1Para.1-4Introduction:

economicgrowthisourgreatsustainingmyth

TextAnalysisStructure（PartII）2Para.12-21Economicgrowthissustainedatthepriceoftheenvironmentandourfiniteresources3Para.22-25Economicgrowthdoesnotleadtosocialequalityorwell-beingWTBR1Para.5-11Wearetooreliantongrowth;yetgrowthisthecoreofcapitalism

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisIIIIIIMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseWTBR

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:

MainIdea?

WhydoestheauthorstartthearticlewithDarwinandhisbook?

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WhatdoyouknowaboutDarwin’s“longbattle”?

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Howdoestheauthormakesmoonthtransitionintothenextpart?

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Doyouthinkeconomicgrowthisamoredangerousandmoredeeplyrootedmythenvelopingus?

Whyorwhynot?

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:

SentenceParaphrase?

But150yearsago,Darwinwassailingintochoppywaters.TheChurchofEnglandhadsetrigidboundaries,andhisthesiswasclearlyachallengetotheorthodoxviewthathumanswereaseparate,uniquepartofGod’screationandthatalllifewasdivinelycreatedandunchangeable.establishstrictruleslimitingyourthinkingoractionusedfigurativelyheremeaningenteringadangerousfieldwhereyoucaneasilygetintoserioustrouble

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:

Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternorthodoxestablishmentunflinchingstymiesailingintochoppywatersset（rigid）boundariestrappedin…（was）whatwewouldcall…

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIISection1?

WhatisGDP?

IsGDPdrivinggovernmentpolicyworldwide,astheauthorclaims?

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Doyouagreewiththeauthorthat“economicgrowthwasamereblip”?

Whyorwhynot?

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Theauthorsaysthat“endlessaccumulationandexpansionisthecoreofcapitalism”.ThenhowdoyouunderstandwhatproducersdidintheDepressionintheUSabout80yearsagowhentheypouredtonsofmilkintotheriverinsteadofsellingit?

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII（Sec.1）:

SentenceParaphrase?

Theequationhasbeendrummedintousforsolongthatit’sreceivedwidsom.Growthequalsprosperityandjobs.Growthequalsprogress..becomewidelyacceptedforcesthtobelearnedbysbbyrepeatingitoverandoveragain

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII（Sec.1）:

Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarsustainingfeasibleunderlineresurgencedrummedintoConsiderthis:

…a（recent）turnofeventstheworldchurnoutprimethepumpeconomygrewmorethansevenfold…therearenolimitstothewealthwecancreate…Growthequalsprogress.hasonlybeenaroundsince

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis?

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A.FinancialmarketscrashB.PropertyvaluesplummetC.BankruptciespileupD.UnemploymentsoarsE.Socialpathologiesmultiply?

F.Taxbreaksandfiscalstimuluswillboostinvestment,production,andjobs.PartII（Sec.1）:

Exercise?

1.资产价值狂跌?

2.减税和货币刺激措施将促进投资、提高生产、增进就业。

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3.金融市场暴跌?

4.大量公司破产?

5.失业人数激增?

6.社会病态现象增加

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIISection2?

Whatdoyouthinkisahealthyattitudetowardtherelationshipbetweennatureandman?

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Doyouagreethat“humanactivityisputtingsuchaheavystrainonearth’snaturalfunctionsthattheabilityoftheplanet’secosystemstosustainhumanendeavorcannolongerbetakenforgranted”?

Ifso,pleaseillustrateandifnot,pleasepresentyourcounter-argument.?

CO2emissionandglobalwarminghasbothbeenhailedandchallengedbyscientists.Whatdoyouknowaboutitandareyouconvincedbytheauthor’sreasoninginthetext?

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII（Sec.2）:

SentenceParaphrase?

Napoleonsaidthatanarmymarchesonitsstomach;ourmodernglobalizedeconomymarchesonoil.Butit’saFaustianbargain.bewillingtosacrificeanythingtosatisfyalimitlessdesirefor…;alsoadealwiththedevilorpactwiththedevil.anarmyneedsaregularsupplyoffoodinordertokeeponfighting

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII（Sec.2）:

Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammarinconvenientdeclineuntenableliquidateputtinga（heavy）strainon…;takeforgranted;hitthenailonthehead;tipthebalance;PlayoutThefootprintapproachdoesthereverse,comparing……containaboutthesameamountofenergyas…wearewellpast（theecologicallimitstogrowth）…atabreakneckspeed.Thistranslatesinto…

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis?

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A.climateregulationB.watercycleC.naturalwastetreatmentD.biocapacityE.depletestocksofresources?

F.combustionoffossilfuels?

G.greenhousegasemissionsPartII（Sec.2）:

Exercise?

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1.水循环2.自然界的废物处理3.温室气体排放4.气候调节5.化石燃料的燃烧6.用尽大量资源7.生物承载力

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIISection3?

Whatdoestheauthormeanby“growthisanexcuseforcontinuedinequality.”?

Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thehiddeninjuriesofclass（shorter,unhealthier,andunhappierlivesaddictedtoamindlessconsumerismthatisdepletingtheplanet’sresources.）”?

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Howdoyouunderstand“rampingupGDPwithoutimprovingtechnologicalefficiencyleadstomoreenvironme