The world is becoming increasingly interconnected as the majority of nations are participating in the modern capitalist global economy. Market capitalism has been incorporated into many societies across the globe and is the most commonly used method for achieving economic growth. The diffusion of capitalism worldwide has led to increased capabilities of countries to achieve a better standard of living for at least some of their populations, but at the same time has caused irrecoverable damage to the environment. The larger the economy grows in relation to the earth's system, the more it...