Of course, the opposite of overconsumptionpovertyis no solution to either environmental or human problems. It is infinitely worse for people and bad for the natural world too. Dispossessed peasants slash-and-burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, and hungry nomads turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland, reducing it to desert.

　　If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or too much, we

　　are left to wonder how much is enough. What level of consumption can the earth support?

　　When does having more cease to add noticeably to human satisfaction?

　　1. The emergence of the affluent society after World War II .

　　A. led to the reform of the retailing system

　　B. resulted in the worship of consumerism

　　C. gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism

　　D. gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers

　　2. Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption

　　is______.

　　A. the peoples desire for a rise in their living standards

　　B. the concept that ones success is measured by how much they consume

　　C. the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption

　　D. the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals

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