j.m. díaz nafría (2014): inequality and subsidiarity

International Conference: University, Science and Research: European Resistances & Alternatives

February 1st 2014, Madrid: Science, Society and Democracy

Inequality and Subsidiarity

José María Díaz Nafría

Towards a Democratization of Science and Research in Europe:

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The HDI Perspective

UNDP Report 2013

The HDI Perspective (evolution)

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HDI evolution between 1990 and 2010 (%)

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Growing Inequality in Europe

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Income rate of the richest 20% above the poorest 20%

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Change the Rules (2013)

Global Wealth Inequality

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Wealth World Chart(Fat and skinny countries)

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University of SheffieldGlobal Wealth Distribution in 2015

Inequality distribution

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Evolution of Real Income

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Global Risks Interconnection Map(Perceived economic impact/likelihood,

Interrelation)

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World EconomicForum (2011)

Inequality Increases Societal Ills

(infant-death, descholing, drugs, mental illness, prisoners, homicides)

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D. S. Rogers (2012): Consequences of Socioeconomic Inequality for Sustainability

Inequality Blocks Cooperation(Trust, Foreign Aid)

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D. S. Rogers (2012): Consequences of Socioeconomic Inequality for Sustainability

Subsidiarity: The Role of Science and Education

(Europe)

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Subsidiarity

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Subsidiarity (different meanings)• Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church (19th C. Social inequality, Capital-Work)• Principle of Participatory Democracy• Advocacy of Conservative Liberalists• Juridical Principle (Civil Law / Penal Law…)• EU (since Mastrich) > General principle of European Union law

Under the principle of subsidiarity, in areas which do not fall within its exclusive competence, the Union shall act only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, either at central level or at regional and local level, but can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be better achieved at Union level

• UN (UNDP): Decentralization, or decentralising governance, refers to the restructuring or reorganisation of authority so that there is a system of co-responsibility between institutions of governance at the central, regional and local levels according to the principle of subsidiarity, thus increasing the overall quality and effectiveness of the system of governance, while increasing the authority and capacities of sub-national levels.

Subsidiarity

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The case of Basque Country (Cooperative socio-economy)

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Subsidiarity

Can we expand this model from the national to the international perspective?Cybersyn or Synco 1972-1973 (S. Allende, F. Flores, R. Espejo, S. Beer)

Global subsidiarity as a key-factor for human and sustainable

development?

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International Conference: University, Science and Research: European Resistances & Alternatives

February 1st 2014, Madrid: Science, Society and Democracy

Inequality and SubsidiarityJosé María Díaz Nafría

jdian@unileon.es

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