<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Voluntary simplicity is not about living in poverty; it is about living with balance. This contribution illuminates the pattern of changes that an increasing number of people around the world are making their everyday lives as an active response to the challenges of our times. By embracing a lifeway of simplicity - characterized by a compassionate and ecological consciousness, frugal consumption, and inner development - people can change their lives and, in the process, move the world toward sustainable prosperity.</p></abstract>

Voluntary simplicity is not about living in poverty; it is about living with balance. This contribution illuminates the pattern of changes that an increasing number of people around the world are making their everyday lives as an active response to the challenges of our times. By embracing a lifeway of simplicity - characterized by a compassionate and ecological consciousness, frugal consumption, and inner development - people can change their lives and, in the process, move the world toward sustainable prosperity.

Voluntary Simplicity – A Path to Sustainable Prosperity

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Social Change Review

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Voluntary simplicity is not about living in poverty; it is about living with balance. This contribution illuminates the pattern of changes that an increasing...

Voluntary Simplicity – A Path to Sustainable Prosperity

Published Online: Aug 15, 2013

Page range: 69 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2013-0006

Keywords
Simplicity Simple living Ecology Environment Community

This content is open access.

Voluntary Simplicity – A Path to Sustainable Prosperity

Published Online: Aug 15, 2013

Page range: 69 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2013-0006

KeywordsSimplicity Simple living Ecology Environment Community

This content is open access.

Keywords
Simplicity Simple living Ecology Environment Community