GOVT2228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Free-Market Environmentalism, Capital Flight, Greenwashing
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Week 8: the free market will fix it free market environmentalism. Instructions: with reference to the reading and documentary, write a brief response (at least 150 words per answer but feel free to write as much as you like) to the questions below. They will be graded as a collection at the end of term. Are the justice implications highlighted in the documentary ever justified by the benefits that attempts to licence and sell the. It commodification however creates an unequal distribution of. Free-market policies and environmental protection are not compatible, as their central focus" are not aligned. Focus on the resolution of conflicts among humans as they use natural resources is not preventative, where a cleaner environment is just a by-product (cordato). For beder (1996) price-based instruments (taxes, charges) on environmental indulgences places the price of environmental resources beyond the reach of those who wish to exploit them. Thus it is cheaper to pay the charge then reduce pollution.