Unsustainable livelihoods

A sustainable livelihood is a job that is meaningful, pays adequately, and does not harm the resource base of the local or national economy. Currently, many nations do not have explicit policies to encourage the creation of this kind of job; moreover, unsustainable livelihoods are usually not officially discouraged.

1. Government assertions that small local enterprises offering sustainable livelihoods cannot compete with large ones that do not are only true because the government subsidizes the large corporations' infrastructure, energy use and debt load, which it will not do for smaller enterprises.

1. Unsustainable economic development
2. Socially unsustainable development

1. Employment at risk through elimination of industrial pollution

1. Unsustainable development
2. Unnecessary personal consumption

1. Subsidized natural resource consumption
2. Overdependence on government subsidies
3. Monotonous quality of life
4. Lack of livelihood standards
5. Failure of public authorities to assist in financial investment

1. Promoting sustainable livelihoods
2. Increasing environmental sensitivity in employment
3. Degrading the environment

1. Unsustainable
2. Unemployment
3. Underemployment
4. Insensitivity
5. Destructiveness