Prosperity - Wikipedia

Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status. ... Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can ... Prosperity FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Conceptofeconomiesregardingwealth,health,happiness,communityandspirit Thisarticleisaboutthestateofprospering.Forotheruses,seeProsperity(disambiguation). Prosperityistheflourishing,thriving,goodfortuneandsuccessfulsocialstatus.[1]Prosperityoftenproducesprofusewealthincludingotherfactorswhichcanbeprofuselywealthyinalldegrees,suchashappinessandhealth. Contents 1Competingnotionsofprosperity 1.1Debateundereconomicgrowth 2Synergisticnotionsofprosperity 3Ecologicalperspectives 4Seealso 5References 6Externallinks Competingnotionsofprosperity[edit] Economicnotionsofprosperityoftencompeteorinteractnegativelywithhealth,happiness,orspiritualnotionsofprosperity.Forexample,longerhoursofworkmightresultinanincreaseincertainmeasuresofeconomicprosperity,butattheexpenseofdrivingpeopleawayfromtheirpreferencesforshorterworkhours.[2]InBuddhism,prosperityisviewedwithanemphasisoncollectivismandspirituality.Thisperspectivecanbeatoddswithcapitalisticnotionsofprosperity,duetothelatter'sassociationwithgreed.[3]Datafromsocialsurveysshowthatanincreaseinincomedoesnotresultinalastingincreaseinhappiness;oneproposedexplanationtothisisduetohedonicadaptationandsocialcomparison,andafailuretoanticipatethesefactors,resultinginpeoplenotallocatingenoughenergytonon-financialgoalssuchasfamilylifeandhealth.[4] Debateundereconomicgrowth[edit] Economicgrowthisoftenseenasessentialforeconomicprosperity,andindeedisoneofthefactorsthatisusedasameasureofprosperity.TheRockyMountainInstitute,amongothers,hasputforthanalternativepointofview,thatprosperitydoesnotrequiregrowth,claiminginsteadthatmanyoftheproblemsfacingcommunitiesareactuallyaresultofgrowth,andthatsustainabledevelopmentrequiresabandoningtheideathatgrowthisrequiredforprosperity.[5][6]Thedebateoverwhethereconomicgrowthisnecessaryfor,oratoddswith,humanprosperity,hasbeenactiveatleastsincethepublicationofOurCommonFuturein1987,andhasbeenpointedtoasreflectingtwoopposingworldviews.[7] In1996,theBritishecologicaleconomistTimJacksonoutlinedtheconflictingrelationshipbetweenhumanwellbeingandeconomicgrowthinhisbookMaterialConcerns.[8]ProsperitywithoutGrowththen,firstpublishedasareport[9]totheUKSustainableDevelopmentCommissionin2008,comprehensivelyexpandedontheargumentsandpolicyrecommendations.[10] Internationallyorganised,theDegrowthmovementistakingasimilarpositionandarguethatoverconsumptionliesattherootoflong-termenvironmentalissuesandsocialinequalities,advocatingforthedown-scalingofproductionandconsumption.[11]Inthe2021ReviewontheEconomicsofBiodiversitycommissionedbytheUKTreasury,ParthaDasguptaarguesprosperityhascomeata"devastating"costtobiodiversity,andthatsustainableeconomicgrowthwillrequireabandoningGDPasameasureforeconomicprogress.[12] Synergisticnotionsofprosperity[edit] Manydistinctnotionsofprosperity,suchaseconomicprosperity,health,andhappiness,arecorrelatedorevenhavecausaleffectsoneachother.Economicprosperityandhealtharewell-establishedtohaveapositivecorrelation,buttheextenttowhichhealthhasacausaleffectoneconomicprosperityisunclear. Thereisevidencethathappinessisacauseofgoodhealth,bothdirectlythroughinfluencingbehaviorandtheimmunesystem,andindirectlythroughsocialrelationships,work,andotherfactors.[13]OnestudywhichadvancesaholisticdefinitionofprosperityistheLegatumProsperityIndex(anannualreportbytheLegatumInstitute,aUK-basedindependenteducationalcharityfoundedbyLegatum),whichusesdatafrom56separatesources,includingtheWorldHealthOrganisation,GlobalslaveryIndexandWorldBank,torank169nationsinanindexwhichgoesbeyondGDPasameasurementofnationalprosperity.[14][15][16] Ecologicalperspectives[edit] Inecology,prosperitycanrefertotheextenttowhichaspeciesflourishesundercertaincircumstances.[17][18] Seealso[edit] ProsperityWithoutGrowth MaterialConcerns References[edit] ^"DefinitionofProsperity".Webster'sRevisedUnabridgedDictionary.RandomHouse.February2009.Retrieved1July2009. ^Cowling,Keith(July2006)."Prosperity,DepressionandModernCapitalism".Kyklos.59(3):369–381.doi:10.1111/j.1467-6435.2006.00337.x.S2CID 153790728.Archivedfromtheoriginalon5January2013.Retrieved10February2009. ^Gottlieb,RogerS.(2003).LiberatingFaith.RowmanandLittlefield.p. 288.ISBN 978-0-7425-2535-1. ^Easterlin,RogerA.(September2003)."Explaininghappiness".ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.100(19):11176–83.doi:10.1073/pnas.1633144100.PMC 196947.PMID 12958207. ^Kinsley,MichaelJ.(1997)."Sustainabledevelopment:Prosperitywithoutgrowth"(PDF).RockyMountainInstitute.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)on6March2009. ^Kinsley,MichaelJ.;Lovins,L.Hunter."PayingforGrowth,ProsperingfromDevelopment".RockyMountainInstitute.Archivedfromtheoriginalon4March2016.Retrieved31December2014. ^Verstegen,S.W.;Hanekamp,J.C.(December2005)."Thesustainabilitydebate:Idealismversusconformism—thecontroversyovereconomicgrowth".Globalizations.2(3):349–362.doi:10.1080/14747730500367843.S2CID 144638267. ^Jackson,Tim(1996).MaterialConcerns—Pollution,ProfitandQualityofLife.https://www.routledge.com/Material-Concerns-Pollution-Profit-and-Quality-of-Life/Jackson/p/book/9780415132497:Routledge.pp. 177–193.{{citebook}}:Externallinkin|location=(help)CS1maint:location(link) ^ProsperityWithoutGrowth?Archived5September2012attheWaybackMachineTheTransitiontoaSustainableEconomy|ReporttotheUKSustainableDevelopmentCommission,2008. ^Jackson,Tim(2009).ProsperityWithoutGrowth.Routledge. ^Demaria,Federico(27March2018)."Therise-andfuture-ofthedegrowthmovement".TheEcologist.Retrieved21April2018. ^Briggs,Helen(2February2021)."Prosperitycomesat'devastating'costtonature".BBC.Retrieved9February2021. ^Argyle,Michael(December1997)."Ishappinessacauseofhealth?".Psychology&Health.12(6):769–781.doi:10.1080/08870449708406738. ^"EconomicwellbeingmasksUK'sunravellingsocialfabric".TheTimes.24November2019.Retrieved17January2020. ^"TolerancetowardsLGBT+peopleseenrisingglobally".Reuters.25November2019.Retrieved16January2020. ^"Theworldisdoingmuchbetterthanthebadnewsmakesusthink".WashingtonPost.2December2019.Retrieved16January2020. ^Klimes,F.;Turek,F.(February1984)."Theprosperityandstabilityofcloversinintensivegrasslandathigheraltitudes(Lathyruspratensis,speciescomposition,fertilization)".PlantEcology.30(2):177.ISSN 0035-8371. ^Davis,J.S.;Lipkin,Y.(September1986)."Lamprothamniumprosperityinpermanentlyhypersalinewater".SwissJournalofHydrology.48(2):240–246.doi:10.1007/BF02560200.ISSN 1420-9055.S2CID 20307043. 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