Can the Global Market Save the Enviroment?
Jack M. Hollander THE REAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS: Why Poverty, Not Affluence, Is the Environment s Number One Enemy> University of California Press, 2003 235 pages $17 Review by MARY RAPIEN IN THE Real Environmental Crisis, Jack Hollander tries to paint an optimistic picture of the Earth s future. While rightly criticizing alarmist views of some environmentalists who believe that technology itself is the source of all environmental degradation, he bends the stick too far in the opposite direction, claiming that the condition of the environment is on the upswing due to globalization and the continued economic development of the Third World. According to Hollander, as poor nations “develop” and move towards affluence, their people become more sensitive to environmental issues and create the economic and technological means to reverse industrial environmental problems such as air and water pollution. His overall message is clear: “An environmentally sustainable future is within reach for t
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