Systems approach and Discounting: A need to think globally and act globally

Arif S. Malik

doi:10.1109/SYSTEMS.2009.4815780

Systems approach and Discounting: A need to think globally and act globally

Arif S. Malik

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

This paper argues against using the practice of discounting and shows that both the time preference and the opportunity cost of capital arguments, put forward to justify discounting, are in conflict when we take the holistic approach to the environment. Both the time preference and the opportunity cost concepts are the tools to support the institution of interest. Using hierarchical systems approach argument the paper emphasizes that in order to save the super hierarchical system (humanity as a whole and biosphere as a whole in our case) the capitalist economic system has to undergo into the release phase to allow renewal through the emergence of an ecological economy so that the humanity and global ecosystem may persist.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE International Systems Conference Proceedings
Pages	104-109
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSTEMS.2009.4815780
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	2009 IEEE International Systems Conference - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: Mar 23 2009 → Mar 26 2009

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Other	2009 IEEE International Systems Conference
Country	Canada
City	Vancouver, BC
Period	3/23/09 → 3/26/09

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Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Malik, A. S. (2009). Systems approach and Discounting: A need to think globally and act globally. In 2009 IEEE International Systems Conference Proceedings (pp. 104-109). [4815780] https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSTEMS.2009.4815780

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