Wasting the World: Enclosure Accumulation and Local Environmental Struggles on a Global Scale

Authors : Eddie J. Girdner

Pages : 53-74

Doi:10.1501/Intrel_0000000008

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Publication Date : 1998-05-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest-wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that. Lawrence Summers (World Bank, US Treasury Secretary) The name toxic imperialism has been used for struggles against the export of toxic waste. Such struggles could easily link up with the Environmental Justice Movement in the United States.1  
Keywords : Wasting the World, Enclosure Accumulation, Local Environmental