Selling, subsidising or at no cost - online discussion starting February 18th
| Contributed by Liz Bates | |
| 14 February 2008 | |
A new HEDON CleanAirSIG discussion will examine the view that for goods to be valued, those obtaining them need to pay money for them: starting Monday February 18th The next discussion on CleanAirSIG will examine the view that for goods to be valued, those obtaining them need to pay money for them. This discussion, based on a paper by Christopher Shea in the Boston Globe, and highlighted by Eva Rehfuess of WHO, examines whether the current philosophy of sustainability - creating markets and institutions that will flourish after Western donors have gone home - is failing to benefit large numbers of vulnerable people (see: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2007/11/11/a_handout_not_a_hand_up/ ).
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