The environment

Question 1

What type of environmental damage does industrialisation cause?

Answer 1

1. water pollution
2. deforestation
3. desertification

Question 2

How do neoliberals argue the environment should be managed?

Answer 2

1. countries need to calculate environmental costs and benefits of any dev strategy
2. might make them less competitive

Question 3

Why do LEDCs cause more environmental damage than MEDCs?

Answer 3

1. new international division of labour - most manufacturing takes place in LEDCs
2. can’t afford clean methods of production

Question 4

How do structuralists argue the environment should be managed?

Answer 4

1. get rid of debt - economy will always take priority over environment

Question 5

Why do marxists criticise sustainable dev?

Answer 5

1. too focused on interests of MEDCs at expense of poor countries
2. short term needs of dev are prioritised e.g more roads being built even though there are environmental issues