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Episode 159: Deep dive on the destruction of the blue commons, with economist Guy Standing

Episode 159: Deep dive on the destruction of the blue commons, with economist Guy Standing

FromThe Sustainability Agenda


Episode 159: Deep dive on the destruction of the blue commons, with economist Guy Standing

FromThe Sustainability Agenda

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Eye-opening discussion with Guy Standing on the deteriorating conditions in our oceans…  the destruction of fragile ocean ecosystems, marine pollution, habitat destruction and destruction of coastal communities, driven by overfishing, corporate exploitation, lax regulatory enforcement, increasing extraction-- and growing sea commodification. His analysis is a powerful indictment of contemporary oceanic governance—and an impassioned call for new forms of ocean governance centred around the commons. Guy Standing is a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London and a founding member and honorary co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), a non-governmental organisation that promotes a basic income for all. He was a programme director in the UN's International Labour Organisation and has advised many international bodies and governments on social and economic policies.  Guy has written widely in the areas of labour economics, labour market policy, unemployment, labour market flexibility, structural adjustment policies and social protection. He created the term precariat to describe an emerging class of workers who are harmed by low wages and poor job security as a consequence of globalisation.Guy’s latest book is Blue Commons Transforming the Economy of the Sea.
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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