Theoretically, sustainability refers to the balance maintained between human socioeconomic activity and the use of resources ensuring their availability for the future generations (Brundtland & World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). In the same order of ideas, three tenets of sustainability, which are the social, economic, and environmental balance, are required to attain and maintain human development. Current socioeconomic practices and political interests are making sustainability less possible especially is developing countries. This Document explores how corruption has maintained a cycle of lack of education and poverty presenting difficulties in the proper management of waste as a sustainable practice Viterbo Caldas, a small town in Colombia.
Low socioeconomic status of people limits understanding of the economic importance of waste management. Inhabitants of small towns in developing countries are often in greater economic …show more content…
Hypothetically, governments must invigilate and maintain good levels of education, public health, and ecological well-being (Polajeva, 2011). Nonetheless, corrupted local and regional administrations seek socioeconomic improvement of only a handful of individuals. Based on previous budget records (Ramirez, 2008), economic resources assigned to education and health combined (COP $ 172,278,000) are less than the city hall payroll (COP $ 725,609,000). Similarly, unethical decisions made by regional administrations assign resources based on the political power of municipalities subsiding their economic (Barkemeyer, Holt, Preuss, & Tsang, 2014). Viterbo receives less funding than towns with more economic resources (Gutierrez, 2014). This unbalanced distribution of wealth maintains inhabitants of poor towns in socioeconomic disadvantage. As can be seen, as long as corruption remains strong, sustainability will stay off the
Low socioeconomic status of people limits understanding of the economic importance of waste management. Inhabitants of small towns in developing countries are often in greater economic …show more content…
Hypothetically, governments must invigilate and maintain good levels of education, public health, and ecological well-being (Polajeva, 2011). Nonetheless, corrupted local and regional administrations seek socioeconomic improvement of only a handful of individuals. Based on previous budget records (Ramirez, 2008), economic resources assigned to education and health combined (COP $ 172,278,000) are less than the city hall payroll (COP $ 725,609,000). Similarly, unethical decisions made by regional administrations assign resources based on the political power of municipalities subsiding their economic (Barkemeyer, Holt, Preuss, & Tsang, 2014). Viterbo receives less funding than towns with more economic resources (Gutierrez, 2014). This unbalanced distribution of wealth maintains inhabitants of poor towns in socioeconomic disadvantage. As can be seen, as long as corruption remains strong, sustainability will stay off the