Over-consumption is a concept coined in
developing nations to counter the rhetoric of
over-population[?] by which
developed nations judge them as consuming more than their economy can support. A key argument, often made by
Green parties and the
ecology movement, is that consumption per person, or
ecological footprint[?], is lower in poor than in rich nations. Another key argument, often made in the
anti-globalization movement, is that
economics itself, particularly that of the
commodity markets, is a 'rigged game' by which
developed nations loot
developing nations of their wealth, including especially their
human capital - a process called
human capital flight.
See also: green economics