My paraphrase of Manfred Max Neef:
"When we talk about "sustainable productivity" we accept "productivity" and
argue about the meaning and amounts of "sustainability". If we turn the
words around: "developing sustainability" we are talking about a
totally different paradigm."
It was from a paper he wrote for the South Commission report about foure
years ago. It contained a number of very good articles on the problems
of measuring economies, about the problems of GNP as a measure, and
about alternative measures.
Even in this series, Manfred's clarity and quality of thinking shone
through.
Now, the exact reference..
It hasn't emerged. But I have just shifted my office. My apologies.
Can anyone else help?
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 11:22:51 -0500 (EST)
> >From: llengnic@asrr.arsusda.gov
> To: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" <sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu>
> Subject: Re: Defining soil quality (fwd)
>
> YES, YES, YES!!!!
>
> A definition of soil quality that is not tied to crop production is
> where we should be heading. I've thought about this problem a little,