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Thinking About Growth |
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Fairness |
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Successful policy making regarding growth-related issues requires the disputes between various interest groups be settled fairly. Unfortunately, different people tend to have different images of fairness. This part of the questionnaire asks you to consider the degree to which you subscribe to a number of competing definitions of fairness. We also ask you to consider how you might best balance the various criteria to produce a composite standard for evaluating alternative options. Please indicate how much you agree with each of the following statements: Agreement level: |
| Hi 1 2 3 4 5 Lo | Competitiveness – The foundation of our capitalist society is a competitive system in which individual accomplishment reaps significant financial rewards. Growth management programs should not interfere with this process. Successful people should have preferred land use opportunities. |
| Hi 1 2 3 4 5 Lo | Interest-based Compromise – The goal of equitable policy making should be compromise and the ability to take advantage of all available win-win opportunities. |
| Hi 1 2 3 4 5 Lo | Empowerment – In the pursuit of environmental justice, growth management policies should try to reduce the power imbalance that exists between more and less wealthy segments of society. |
| Hi 1 2 3 4 5 Lo | Environmental Rights – The rights of nonhuman species must be guaranteed for their own sake and independently of human interests. |
| Hi 1 2 3 4 5 Lo | Other?______________________________ |
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