Consumerism

Wasted Opportunity: Decoupling Social Mobility from Resource Consumption

Author / Creator: Kate Chambers

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

If Scotland is serious about reducing resource consumption, then we must wrestle with our materialistic culture, which is directly linked to aspiration and social mobility. 


From ‘I’ to ‘We’: Changing the narrative in Scotland’s relationship with consumption

Author / Creator: Iain Black

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: December 2015

Studies have shown that having a positive relationship with our families, friends and community, as well as having good health, are the things that matter most to us. The job of government is to re-establish the link between that narrative and our idea of what prosperity is.


Resilient Scotland; Part Two

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

Creating a resilient Scotland covers the next Scottish Parliament. It provides the detail of how the transformation envisaged can be achieved quickly, with a closer look at our economy, society and democracy.