“Isn't it legitimate to ask, as representatives of the developing countries, whether there should be maximum limits consumption…?”

—  Mihajlo D. Mesarovic

Source: Mankind at the Turning Point, (1974), p. 69; Quoted in: B. Goudzwaard, Jerzy Śliziński, H. M. de Lange (1995) Beyond Poverty and Affluence: Toward an Economy of Care With a Twelve-Step Program for Economic Recovery. p. 115

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