"The Unequal use of the Global Commons": part2

GCI'S CONCEPTUAL MODEL - THE BASIS OF EQUITABLE ASSESSMENT

In GCI's basic model of the political economy of the global commons, there are 3 primary features: -

These intersect with each other and the biosphere and correspond with social, financial and ecological equity, as follows: -

giving rise to three basic variable scales of relationship, as follows: -

As we demonstrate in the detailed analysis which comprises the rest of this paper,

this matrix reveals a pattern of inversality between: -

• high-income/high impact/inefficient individuals ("debitors")
• low-income/low-impact/efficient individuals ("creditors")

continue to next section: Impact, Income and Efficiency Regimes

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