tailieunhanh - Environmental Justice Analysis: Theories, Methods, and Practice

A classroom debate at the Wharton School turned out to be a preface to this book. The professor, an economist, handed out an internal memo prepared by Lawrence Summers, then chief economist of the World Bank. He wrote: Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty industries to the LDCS [less developed countries]? I can think of three reasons: | Environmental Justice Analysis Theories Methods and Practice Feng Liu rih LEWIS PUBLISHERS r Boca Raton London New York Washington . 2001 by CRC Press LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Liu Feng. Environmental justice analysis theories methods and practice by Feng Liu. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56670-403-0 alk. paper 1. Environmental justice. 2. Environmental policy. 3. Equity. I. Title. GE170 .L58 2000 02 dc21 00-041232 CIP This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying microfilming and recording or by any information storage or retrieval system without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The consent of CRC Press LLC does not extend to copying for general distribution for promotion for creating new works or for resale. Specific permission must be obtained in writing from CRC Press LLC for such copying. Direct all inquiries to CRC Press LLC 2000 . Corporate Blvd. Boca Raton Florida 33431. Trademark Notice Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. 2001 by CRC Press LLC Lewis Publishers is an imprint of CRC Press LLC No claim to original . Government works International Standard Book Number 1-56670-403-0 Library of Congress Card Number 00-041232 Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Printed on acid-free paper Preface A classroom debate at the Wharton School turned out