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Earth Hour Results Revelstoke did the best with a 12.1% reduction, followed by Pemberton at 6.8%. Ladysmith and North Cowichan had 5.8% and 4.8%, respectively. Nanaimo, at 2.6% beat out Vancouver and Victoria at 2.1% and 1.6%.

Agenda for Today Finish last discussion question Hear John’s presentation Evaluation of the course and evaluation of your own participation (on paper) Course evaluation will focus on:  book and reading load  supplementary readings  lectures and discussions  videos  assignments  anything else you want to bring up Start the review for the final…

Exam Topics in what ways is GDP incomplete in assessing society’s well-being? Simon Kuznet’s critique of making too much of GDP “defensive expenditures” sustainable income vs. capital consumption alternatives to GDP core human needs needs vs. “satisfiers”

Exam Topics social capital & different kinds human capital cultural capital physical (or manufactured) capital financial capital (in the sense of larger economic benefits) “whole economy” & different sectors of formal and informal economies and what differentiates them

Exam Topics “social economy” and co-ops as a manifestation (where is the social economy strong?) “Scandinavian model” balanced economy and society with 3 sectors in a “full world,” which is now the main limiting factor? 3 macro goals for policy and how linked

Exam Topics six policy principles “source” approaches vs. “sink” approaches four policy strategies how to achieve a more just distribution of wealth what can and should have a price put on it? anything else for clarification?

Source: David Korten