2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106824
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Global patterns of ecologically unequal exchange: Implications for sustainability in the 21st century

Abstract: Ecologically unequal exchange theory posits asymmetric net flows of biophysical resources from poorer to richer countries. To date, empirical evidence to support this theoretical notion as a systemic aspect of the global economy is largely lacking. Through environmentally-extended multi-regional input-output modelling, we provide empirical evidence for ecologically unequal exchange as a persistent feature of the global economy from 1990 to 2015. We identify the regions of origin and final consumption for four … Show more

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“…As noted by Hughes and Moscardo (2019: 237), "The existing discussion of ICT and tourism has mostly focused on ways in which new technologies can automate or make existing tasks more efficient (doing old things better) or ways that expand and alter existing tasks (doing old things in new ways)". In other words, the wider implications of technology and ICT innovations have not been sufficiently studied, specifically in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the need to transform economic models (Dorninger et al, 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As noted by Hughes and Moscardo (2019: 237), "The existing discussion of ICT and tourism has mostly focused on ways in which new technologies can automate or make existing tasks more efficient (doing old things better) or ways that expand and alter existing tasks (doing old things in new ways)". In other words, the wider implications of technology and ICT innovations have not been sufficiently studied, specifically in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the need to transform economic models (Dorninger et al, 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A sober and scientifically-grounded assessment of the current situation should therefore acknowledge that there is limited remaining ecological space for global economic growth without putting Earth's ecosystems and the future of humanity at risk (Ripple et al, 2017), and that such a space has been overwhelmingly occupied by Core countries (Hickel, 2020). What is at stake, then, is not so much the rise of China discussed in the previous section, as the culturally dominant and "imperial mode of living" (Brand & Wissen, 2013 and development which valorizes the pursuit of unlimited economic growth and its associated consumer-lifestyles, and the related illusion according to which Peripheral countries can simply catchup with the Center (Dorninger et al, 2021).…”
Section: Some Avenues For Future Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These two patterns have, until now, been assessed almost completely in isolation from one another. For instance, scholars who aim to explain the causes of ecologically unequal exchange consider variables such as economic, technological, military and natural resource endowment (Dorninger et al, 2021) without even hinting at the potential role of currency hierarchies. In contrast, the ability of a currency to exert dominance over others is often assessed through the institutional confidence it generates or through the international division of labor (see Vernengo, 2006), without much awareness of the ecological materiality of the world economy.…”
Section: Currency and Ecological Hierarchiesa Self-reinforcing Loopmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In a recent and solid article (Dorninger et al 2021), various experts provide evidence to support the theory of ecologically unequal exchange. They state: 'On aggregate, ecologically unequal exchange allows highincome countries to simultaneously appropriate resources and to generate a monetary surplus through international trade.…”
Section: An Opportunity For a New Approach To Global Environmental Jumentioning
confidence: 99%