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Globalization, Environmental Damage and the Corona Pandemic – Lessons from the Crisis for Economic, Environmental and Social Policy (German Version)

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  • Blum, Bianca
  • Neumärker, Bernhard

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Die schnell wachsende Corona Pandemie im Jahr 2020 hat die Welt weitgehend in eine wirtschaftliche Stagnation gebracht. Die Auswirkungen des fast unterbrochenen Flugverkehrs, der stillgelegten Industrie und des wirtschaftlichen Lockdowns auf die Umwelt, insbesondere auf die Luftqualität, sind enorm; aber auch auf die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Folgen der Krise. Dieser Stillstand scheint wirtschaftlich und sozial kaum nachhaltig zu sein. Wir sollten uns jedoch jetzt fragen, was wir aus der Situation lernen können, um die Globalisierung in Frage zu stellen, zukünftige vergleichbare Krisensituationen besser abzufangen und den Schritt zu einer nachhaltigeren Entwicklung auf ökologischer, wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Basis zu gehen. Das Arbeitspapier identifiziert dabei die Bereiche des Externalitätenmanagements zur Verbesserung der Umweltqualität, Digitalisierung und Netzerweiterung sowie des Grundeinkommens als zentrale Konzepte, die in und nach der Krise angegangen werden müssen. Konkrete Konzepte werden am Ende des Papiers vorgeschlagen und diskutiert.

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  • Blum, Bianca & Neumärker, Bernhard, 2020. "Globalization, Environmental Damage and the Corona Pandemic – Lessons from the Crisis for Economic, Environmental and Social Policy (German Version)," FRIBIS Discussion Paper Series 02-2020 DE, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS).
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    Keywords

    corona crisis management; basic income; environmental politics; pandemics; globalization; public policy;
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    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs

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