Post-Scarcity Society

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy
- Post-scarcity (also styled postscarcity) is a hypothetical form of economy or society in which goods, services and information are free, or practically free. This would require an abundance of fundamental resources (matter, energy and intelligence), in conjunction with sophisticated automated systems capable of converting raw materials into finished goods.

(Giddens, 2008) ⇒ Anthony Giddens. (2008). “Affluence, Poverty and the Idea of a Post-Scarcity Society.” In: Development and Change, 27(2). doi:10.1111/j.1467-7660.1996.tb00595.x
- ABSTRACT: The ‘end of nature’ and the attenuation of tradition, associated with accelerated modernization on a global scale, increase the need for conscious reflection on many aspects of life formerly considered to be givens. Thus in developed and developing countries alike, new questions of personal choice and ethics form the basis for a kind of life politics which is different from - and supplements, but does not replace - the longer-established practice of emancipatory politics, concerned above all with issues of social justice. This essay invites us to consider how life politics can generate new strategies to reduce inequality and alleviate poverty.

(Chernomas, 1984) ⇒ Robert Chernomas. (1984). “Keynes on Post-Scarcity Society.” In: Journal of Economic Issues, 18(4).