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T1 Hacking Economics for People and Planet - Foresight Brief
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Beaudoin, Yannick
K1 economic development
K1 sustainable development
K1 human development
K1 economics
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/23021
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/23021
NO This brief examines the critical blind spot in modern policy-making by addressing the fundamental human economic system that causes global ecological and social challenges. The document outlines how the dominant conventional discourse and its growth-first objectives subvert international environmental agreements, violate planetary boundaries, and intensify social inequality. By evaluating alternative frameworks like ecological macroeconomics and metrics such as gross national happiness and ecological footprints, the text highlights the availability of technical knowledge required to shift toward sustainable, well-being-first systems.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026