Inequality fuels status competition and consumerism
In fueling status competition, individualism and consumerism, inequality makes it harder to gain public support for policies to reduce global warming and move towards sustainable development.
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Planet Under Pressure »Planet Under Pressure
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3. Challenges to progress »3. Challenges to progress
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Income inequality makes it harder for societies to progress »Income inequality makes it harder for societies to progress
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Income inequality creates conditions that aren't conducive to progress »Income inequality creates conditions that aren't conducive to progress
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Inequality fuels status competition and consumerism
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Diminished trust and social cohesion impede systemic social progress »Diminished trust and social cohesion impede systemic social progress
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Status competition undermines social trust and community life »Status competition undermines social trust and community life
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