POSTMODERN SOCIETY, SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION THE INCOMPLETE SEARCH FOR SOLIDARITY
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Abstract
Given the importance of keeping consumption levels within the environment™s carrying capacity and natural limits to growth, this article examines the interconnections between postmodern society, the United Nations (UN) and sustainable consumption. Throughout the article, the main characteristics of postmodern society and their relationship with the problem of unsustainability are analyzed. The historical process of the UN™s struggle for a sustainable global community, based on data on social inequalities and the human impact on ecosystems, is taken as a background. The article highlights the need for strong global governance, combined with changing society™s habits and the use of solidary economy practices to support the realization of the right and duty to sustainable consumption. The research is qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and deductive. The methodological procedure is bibliographical and documentary.
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