https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/in-search-of-possibilities-for-action/ 24th September to 21st October, 2012 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/in-search-of-possibilities-for-action/#comment-63 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:40:07 +0000 http://sustainabilityconference2012.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=167#comment-63 Thank you for this thoughtful overview of sectors where there are problems in relation to sustainable development. The overview includes proposals for needed transformation.
The paper also makes general statements about capital oligarchies. It is about establishment actors, that is a mainstream that continues to rely on economic growth, monetary profits and other narrow objectives. As I see it, however, there is some heterogeneity in each actor category. Some actors in the agricultural sector, such as organic farmers perform a bit better in sustainability terms than others and something similar may be true of the transportation sector. Actually, a power game has been going on for a long time within the agricultural sector between different groups of actors. While general statements about specific sectors certainly have a role we should perhaps also ask ourselves how we can support those actors who already think in radical terms in their struggle against those who do not (want to) understand the need for change.

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