TCW ( W12)

Stability

Avoiding large swings in economic activity, high inflation, and excessive volatility in exchange rates and financial markets.

Sustainability

Development that meets present needs without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs.

Colonial Perspective of Sustainability

Early capitalism viewed resources beyond the known world as available for discovery and exploitation.

Colonial Conception

A view that enabled environmental destruction and human exploitation through slavery, genocide, and colonialism.

Conditional Dignity

A system where human worth depends on imposed conditions and social status.

Sustainable Global Economy

An economic system that seeks to balance development with long-term environmental and social well-being.

Advanced Economies

Countries that are major contributors to issues such as global warming, waste pollution, and environmental degradation.

Global South Countries

Nations often blamed for supposedly unsustainable behaviors despite contributing less to global environmental problems.

Imperialist Undertones in Sustainability

The influence of TNCs, land exploitation, wars, and genocides in sustainability discussions.

Globalism

A process that promotes consumerist behavior on a global scale.

Consumerist Behavior

A lifestyle characterized by continuous consumption of goods and services.

Fast Fashion

Rapid production and consumption of inexpensive clothing based on trends.

Fast Food Culture

Consumption of quickly prepared and mass-produced food products.

Millionaire/Billionaire Dream

A modern aspiration centered on accumulating extreme wealth.

Food Security

The continuous availability of adequate food supplies to sustain consumption and offset fluctuations in production and prices.

Human Security

Protection from chronic threats and sudden disruptions affecting daily life.

Chronic Threats

Long-term dangers such as hunger, disease, and repression.

Food Security Criticism

The view that official food security models ignore global power dynamics.

Power Dynamics

Relationships of power and inequality that influence access to resources and opportunities.

Production Regime

The system and conditions under which food is produced.

Social Conditions of Food Production

The societal circumstances affecting how food reaches people.

Economic Conditions of Food Production

The economic factors that influence food availability and distribution.

Global Inequality in Food Security

The unequal distribution of resources where a few possess immense wealth while many have very little.

FAO Definition of Food Security

The availability of adequate food supplies at all times to support consumption and stabilize prices.

UNDP Human Security Concept

Safety from chronic threats and protection from harmful disruptions in daily life.

Environmental Degradation

The deterioration of the environment through pollution, resource depletion, and harmful human activities.

Waste Pollution

Environmental contamination caused by improper disposal of waste materials.

Global Warming

The long-term increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities.

TNCs

Transnational corporations that operate across multiple countries and may influence sustainability issues.

Land Exploitation

The excessive use of land and natural resources for economic gain.

Food Security Agnosticism

The criticism that food security does not address how food is produced or the conditions behind its distribution.