Paul Hawken—The Ecology of Commerce Study Questions #1

1. What does Hawken say the flood of commerce has produced in our culture?

2. What comfort has Republican administrations taken in their policies because of Michael Novak's words?

3. To what does Hawken compare the modern employee's loyalty to the large corporation?

4. Name one way that Hawken says what business teaches is at odds with ecology?

5. What key piece of information does Hawken say is missing from current business models?

6. How does Hawken use Wendell Berry to point out how the root of business's intrinsic flaws are created?

7. How does Paul Hawken find Luis Origo's depiction of Datini to be like that of a contemporary businessman?

8. Why does Hawken say that nature is an exemplary model for commerce?

9. What was the finding of the Univ. of Toronto and American Academy of Arts and Sciences study on resource shortages?

10. What is the "Death of Birth"?

11. How does Hawken say the business community addresses the notion of finiteness which opposes their cornucopia paradigm?

12. What does Hawken say that people talk about because they do not have the courage to face up to sharing and population control as the solution to injustice?

13. Why does Hawken think that the disposal of hazardous wastes is not the crux of the ecological issue?

14. Why does Hawken say that incineration is not an environmental solution for the chemical industry?

15. How does Hawken argue that conclusions drawn about the necessity to relax regulatory policy are a fiction?