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EconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityWayneEllwoodReinforcementTextAnalysisEconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityBackgroundWarmingupUnit8Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTREconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityUnit8WarmingupWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesHowdoyouunderstandthecartoonbelow?WBTRWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesPleaseanswerthefollowingquestions1.Whatistheauthor’smainargument?2.Ifeconomicgrowthisapathtoperdition,asclaimedbytheauthor,theninwhatway(s)?3.Doyouagreewiththeauthor?Whyorwhynot?WBTRCheck-onPreview•Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.1.hone2.proponent3.(tax)breaks4.foul5.way(abovetheaverage)a.reductionsorexemptionsb.pollute;makedirtyc.toagreatdistanceorextent;veryfard.toreviseandpolishuntilitisperfecte.advocate,supporter,defenderWBTRWarmingupCheck-onPreview•Paraphrasethefollowingsentences–we’vebeendrawingdownthebiosphere’sprincipalratherthanlivingoffitsannualinterest.–Evenonitsownterms,growthisn’tworking.Weavoidtalkingabouttheskeweddistributionoftheplanet’swealthandincome,dreaminginsteadthatwecangrowourwayoutoftheproblem.WBTRWarmingupObjectives•Understandtheargumentsandreasoninginthetext•Exploreconnectionsandpossibleconflictsbetweeneconomicgrowthandenvironmentalprotection•Exploreconnectionsandpossibleconflictsbetweeneconomicgrowthandsocialequality(well-being)•(ifpossible)evaluateontheargumentspresentedinthetextWBTRWarmingupBackgroundSubjectAuthorBWTREconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityUnit8BackgroundAuthorWayneEllwoodeditorialandfeaturewriterforNewInternationalistmagazinehasbeenwritingfortheNewInternationalistsince1979thisarticle,firstpublishedinOct.2010,isentitledNature’sBottomLinehisotherarticlesinclude:RedesigningtheGlobalEconomy,TheWorldTradingSystemisCorruptandUnjust,TheNo-nonsenseGuidetoGlobalization,LifeBeyondGrowth,etc.BWTRBackgroundAuthorThefollowingisanexcerptfromanotherarticleofWayneEllwood,LifeBeyondGrowth“Theglobaleconomyisagaingrindingtoahaltwhileordinarypeopletakethehit.TheghostoftheGreatDepressionofthe1930shoversinthewings.Sowhat’sthesolution?Growth.Agrowingeconomyequalsmorejobs,risingincomes,peaceandprosperity.Withoutgrowththesystemwouldcollapse.GetgrowthbackontrackandeverythingwillbeOK.That’sthetheory.Butno-oneistalkingaboutthebiggestdilemmaofall:economicgrowthmaynotbethecurebutthesourceoftheproblem.Afterallweliveonafiniteplanetwithlimitedresources.Howcanweexpecttogrowforever?”BWTRBackgroundSubjectHistoryofgrowthasanideaGrowthisamodernidea–aproductofthe17thand18thcenturyEuropeanEnlightenmentthatchallengedtraditionalviewsofreligionandhumankind’splaceinthecosmos.ThinkerslikeLockeinEngland,HumeinScotland,VoltaireinFranceandPaineintheUSmappedoutthisnewintellectualterrain.Thisrupturewithtraditionchangedage-oldcyclicalthinkingtosequentialthinking,unleasheddemocraticpoliticalmovementsandusheredintheruleoflaw.Theideaofprogressbecameparamount:thenotionthathistoryhasadirection,whichisthegradualimprovementofthehumancondition.Theriseofscienceandtheempiricalmethodmergedwithimprovedtechnologies(thesteamengine,gunpowder,theprintingpress)stimulatingearlycapitalism.Economicgrowthbecamesynonymouswithsocialprogress.Europeancolonialismspreadtheideaaroundtheworld.Butsoontheconceptofimprovementwaseclipsedbyanarrowfixationonnumbers.Thegrossmeasureofeconomicoutput(GDP)becamethebenchmarkforeconomicsuccess,detachedfrombroadnotionsofthepublicgood.Growthwithoutconcernforitssocialorecologicalconsequencesbecametheoverarchinggoalofgovernmentpolicy.BWTRDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeEconomicGrowthisaPathtoPerdition,NotProsperityUnit8TextAnalysisTWBRTextAnalysisTheme•Economicgrowthv.enviromentalprotection•Economicgrowthv.socialequalityandwell-being•TheGDP-driventest(GDPiseverything)inChina(news:StopCramming:CityCancelsGDP-drivenTest)TWBRTextAnalysisStructure1Para.1-4Introduction:economicgrowthisourgreatsustainingmyth2Para.5-25Body:economicgrowthcannotbethesolutiontoourproblems,butsourceofourproblems3Para.26-29Conclusion:wecanchangeourideaandthefateoftheearthisdependentonitTWBRTextAnalysisStructure(PartII)1Para.5-11Wearetooreliantongrowth;yetgrowthisthecoreofcapitalism2Para.12-21Economicgrowthissustainedatthepriceoftheenvironmentandourfiniteresources3Para.22-25Economicgrowthdoesnotleadtosocialequalityorwell-beingTWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExerciseIIIIIITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdeaWhydoestheauthorstartthearticlewithDarwinandhisbook?WhatdoyouknowaboutDarwin’s“longbattle”?Howdoestheauthormakesmoonthtransitionintothenextpart?Doyouthinkeconomicgrowthisamoredangerousandmoredeeplyrootedmythenvelopingus?Whyorwhynot?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase•But150yearsago,Darwinwassailingintochoppywaters.TheChurchofEnglandhadsetrigidboundaries,andhisthesiswasclearlyachallengetotheorthodoxviewthathumanswereaseparate,uniquepartofGod’screationandthatalllifewasdivinelycreatedandunchangeable.usedfigurativelyheremeaningenteringadangerousfieldwhereyoucaneasilygetintoserioustroubleest